Ramón Power y Giralt

Ramón Power y Giralt ( October 7, 1775 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, † June 10, 1813 in Cadiz, Spain ) was, according to the Puerto Rican historian Lydius Cruz Monclova one of the first native Puerto Ricans, who described himself as such. He fought for equality of Puerto Rico before the parliamentary government of Spain.

Life

Ramón Power y Giralt attended a private school in his hometown of San Juan. In 1788 he was sent as a 13 -year-old to Bilbao to continue his education. At the age of 17, he began his studies of the Navy in Spain. With the graduation, he was appointed lieutenant of the Spanish Navy. Later he was promoted to Admiral. He proved 1808/ 09 in the defense of the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo against an invasion of the French, reinforced by a blockade.

1810 Ramón Power y Giralt from the local " Junta Central Gobernativa del Reino " ( central government body of the kingdom ) was selected to Puerto Rico, met in the southern Spanish port city of Cádiz at the Spanish Court of Cadiz, the Parliamentary Assembly, during its occupation by Napoleon Bonaparte (who had appointed his son Joseph, as the successor of King Ferdinand VII ) to represent. One of his greatest supporters was Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi, who gave him his episcopal ring, so that he will never forget his countrymen. Giralt was during his short time as a court deputy, which began on June 8, 1810, a zealous advocate for Puerto Rico. He was appointed Vice President of the Court and gained the power to promote the economy of Puerto Rico. The most famous work of the Assembly was the Constitution of 1812.

Ramón Power y Giralt, died on June 10, 1813 due to a yellow fever epidemic that had spread in Europe. According to the English-speaking Puerto Rican newspaper, The San Juan Star, a movement committed to ensuring that his body is brought to Puerto Rico. Currently, his remains rest together with other members in a mass grave at the Oratorio San Felipe Neri, Cadiz, where they are subjected to a DNA test.

Puerto Rico has designated several roads and schools by Ramón Power y Giralt. His restored residence houses the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust in Old San Juan. Jose Campeche honored him in a painting entitled " Shipwreck of Power". The graphic artist Lorenzo Homar has also dedicated to him one of his works.

• Puerto Ricans
• Born in 1775
• Died in 1813
• Man