Official Historian of Puerto Rico
Pursuant to a law approved in 1903, "An Act for the Approval and Conservation of Certain Historical Data of Puerto Rico", the Puerto Rico Legislature created the Office of the Official Historian of Puerto Rico. The historians who held the position during the early decades of the 20th century included
Since Dr. González-Vale's death in 2023, the position has remained vacant.Under Dr. González Vale's leadership, the office collaborated on multiple publications, including the letters of Resident Commissioner Félix Córdova Dávila, and several works regarding Puerto Rico's military history. In 2005, in collaboration with Puerto Rico's Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, his office published an eight-book "We, the People" Puerto Rican Series of books regarding the history of Puerto Rico during the first 30 years of US sovereignty.
Dr. González Vale was invited to testify as a non-partisan witness at hearings held by the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Insular Affairs on legislation regarding Puerto Rico's future political relationship with the United States. Luis González Vales died on October 23, 2023, at the age of 93.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Coll y Toste, Cayetano - Historia" (in Spanish). EnciclopediaPR.
- ^ "Historiador de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Capital of Puerto Rico.
- ^ "El Historiador Oficial de Puerto Rico" (PDF). Oficina de Servicios Legislativos de Puerto Rico (in Spanish).
- ^ "Fallece el historiador Luis González Vales". Primera Hora. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
Sources
- Office of Legislative Services - Senate of Puerto Rico - House of Representatives
- Colección "We the People" Puerto Rican series, 2005, Ediciones Puerto, POBox 9066272 San Juan PR 00906-6072,