Albizu Campos, Pedro, 1891-1965

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Pedro Albizu Campos (b. September 12, 1891, Ponce, PR–d. April 21, 1965, San Juan, PR) was a leading figure Puerto Rican independence movement. Born to an educated family in Ponce, PR, Albizu Campos attended the University of Vermont and then Harvard University. During World War I he volunteered with the United States Infantry. Following his military service, Albizu Campos attended Harvard Law School and graduated with the highest grade point average in his law class. However, his professors delayed two of his final exams in order to keep Albizu Campos from graduating on time because of his mixed race heritage. Regardless, after graduation her returned to Puerto Rico in 1923.

He was president and spokesperson of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party from 1930 until his death in 1965 and hailed as El Maestro (The Teacher). He was imprisoned several times for attempting to overthrow the United States government in Puerto Rico and received poor treatment. In 1950, he planned and called for armed uprisings in several cities in Puerto Rico and was subsequently imprisoned again.

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989. Papers, 1915-1989; bulk: 1944-1983. Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos
referencedIn Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981. Reminiscences of Roger Nash Baldwin : oral history, 1965. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Records, 1950-1962. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Universal Newsreel Volume 27, Number 550 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Arocho, Juanita 1910-1998. Papers, 1940-1994. Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Vélez de Vando, Emelí, 1917-1999. Papers, 1919-1999. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989. Papers, 1915-1989; bulk: 1944-1983. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Earl Browder Papers, 1879-1990 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Partido Nacionalista (P.R.). Junta de Nueva York. Records, 1950-1962. Lehman College Library, Leonard Lief Library
referencedIn Anglada López, Rafael 1950-. Papers, 1936-2002 ; bulk: 1970-1980. Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos
referencedIn Arocho, Juanita, 1910-1998. Papers, 1940-1994. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Graves, Anna Melissa, 1875-1964. Papers, 1919-1953. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Anglada López, Rafael, 1950-. Papers, 1936-2002 ; bulk: 1970-1980. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Vélez de Vando, Emelí 1917-1999. Papers, 1919-1999. Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos
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associatedWith Anglada López, Rafael, 1950- person
associatedWith Arocho, Juanita, 1910-1998. person
associatedWith Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981. person
associatedWith Browder, Earl, 1891-1973 person
associatedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
associatedWith Graves, Anna Melissa, 1875-1964. person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Harvard university corporateBody
associatedWith Partido Nacionalista (P.R.). Junta de Nueva York. corporateBody
associatedWith Partido Nacionalista (Puerto Rico). Junta de Nueva York. corporateBody
associatedWith Reynolds, Ruth M., 1916-1989 person
memberOf United States. Army corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf University of Vermont corporateBody
associatedWith Vélez de Vando, Emelí 1917-1999. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Ponce 113 PR
San Juan 127 PR
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Birth 1891-10-12

Death 1965-04-21

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Puerto Ricans

Spanish; Castilian

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