Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico

Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico

On June 8, 1950, the United States government approved Public Law 600 through the Senate, authorizing Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution in 1951. The Constitutional Assembly met for a period of several months between 1951 and 1952 in which the document was written. The framers had to follow only two basic requirements established under Public Law 600. The first was the document must establish a republican form of government for the island. The second was the inclusion of a Bill of Rights.

The Constitution of Puerto Rico formulates the "Commonwealth" (Estado Libre Asociado).

Members of the Constitutional Assembly

*Dr. Antonio Fernós Isern- Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PPD) - President of the Constitutional Assembly
*Manuel Acevedo Rosario
*Juan Alemañy Silva
*Arcilio Alvarado- PPD
*Enrique Alvarez Vicente
*Franciso L. Anselmi
*Francisco Arrillaga- PPD
*Carmelo Avila Medina
*Juan B. Barceló
*Ramon Barreto Perez
*Luis Muñoz Marín- PPD - First elected Governor of Puerto Rico.(1948-1964)
*Jaime Benitez
*Francisco Berio Suárez
*Lcdo. Virgilio Brunet Maldonado- PPD
*Agustín Burgos- PPD
*Mario Canales- PPD
*Angel M. Candelario Arce- PPD
*Ernesto Carrasquillo- PPD
*Dionisio Casillas- PPD
*José A. Cintrón Rivera
*Alcides Figueroa- PPD
*Leopoldo Figueroa Carreras- PER
*Ernesto Juan Fonfrías
*Jorge Font Saldaña-PPD
*Juan R. García
*Lcdo. Miguel A. García Méndez- President of the House of Representatives 1933-1940.
*Jenaro Gautier
*Ruben Gaztambide Arrillaga- PPD
*Fernando J. Géigel
*José R. Gelpí
*Dario Goltia- PPD.
*Ramiro L. Colon
*María Libertad Gómez(1898-1961). PPD- Utuado. Educator and Politician, founding member of the Democratic Popular Party (PPD, Partido Popular Democratico) and was a member of House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Founded the first Tobacco Coop on the island.
*Héctor González Blanes
*Ing. Luis A. Ferre- Governor of Puerto Rico 1969-1973.
*Andres Grillasca
*Victor Gutierrez Franqui
*Celestino Iriarte- PER
*Jesus Izcoa Moure- PPD
*Lorenzo Lagarde Garces- PPD
*Juan Melendez Báez
*Ramón Mellado- PPD
*Bernardo Méndez
*Carlos Armando Mignucci Calder (1899-1954) - PPD - Mayor of Yauco 1944-1952
*Jose Mimoso Raspaldo
*Pablo Morales Otero
*Luis Muñoz Rivera - PPD
*Eduardo Negrón Benítez
*Luis A. Negrón López
*Abraham Nieves- PPD
*Benjamin Ortiz
*Cruz Ortiz Stella
*Lino Padrón Rivera
*Santiago R. Palmer- PPD
*Norman Parkhurst- PER
*Juan B. Soto González- PER
*Francisco Paz Granela
*Santiago Polanco Abreu
*Samuel R. Quiñones- PPD
*Ubaldino Ramírez de Arellano- PPD
*Ernesto Ramos AntoniniPPD
*Ramón María Ramos- PER
*Antonio Reyes Delgado- PER
*Dolores Rivera Candelaria- Mayor of Utuado 1945-1952.
*José Trias Monge- PPD

Committees

Permanent Committees designated by Dr. Antonio Fernós Isern, President of the Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico during the September 25, 1951 session.

*Rules CommitteeOrtiz Stella, Cruz; Mimoso Raspaldo, José; Colón Velázquez, Luis Alfredo; Santaliz Capestany, Luis; Fernández Méndez, Lionel; Negrón Benítez, Eduardo; Rosa Gómez, Joaquín; Vega Berríos, Baudilio; García Delgado, Juan R.; Gelpí Bosch, José Rosario; Barrios Sánchez, Ramón

*Publications and Disbursements Committee

1. Palmer Díaz, Santiago R.2. Román García, Alfonso3. Dávila Díaz Juan4. Burgos Rivera, Agustín5. Casillas Casillas, Dionisio6. Arrillaga Gaztambide, Francisco7. Nieves Negrón, Abraham8. Muñoz Rivera, Luis9. Parkhurst, Norman E.10. García Delgado, Juan R.11. Álvarez Vicente, Enrique

*Calendar Committee

1. Ortiz Ortiz, Benjamín2. Rivera Colón, Heraclio H.3. Vélez González, Sigfredo4. Román Benítez, Carlos5. Berio Suárez, Francisco6. Mignucci Calder, Armando7. Torres Díaz, Pedro8. Torres Santos, Lucas9. Figueroa Carreras, Leopoldo10. García Méndez, Miguel A.11. Barrios Sánchez, Ramón

*Preamble, Orders and Amendment Procedures Committee

1. Muñoz Marín, Luis2. Trías Monge, José3. Font Saldaña, Jorge4. Ramos Antonini, Ernesto5. Fonfrías Rivera, Ernesto Juan6. Mellado Parsons, Ramón7. Brunet Maldonado, Virgilio8. Gautier Dapena, Jenaro9. Román Benítez, Carlos10. Colón Velázquez, Luis Alfredo11. Ferré Aguayo, Luis A.12. Colón Castaño, Ramiro L.13. Reyes Delgado, Antonio14. González Blanes, Héctor15. Martínez Sandín, Ramiro

*Bill of Rights Committee

1. Benítez Rexach, Jaime2. Carrasquillo Quiñones, Ernesto3. Méndez Jiménez, Bernardo4. Brunet Maldonado, Virgilio5. Ortiz Stella, Cruz6. Ribera Reyes, Álvaro7. Paz Granela, Francisco8. Cintrón Rivera, José A.9. Sánchez Nazario, Alberto E.10. Meléndez Báez, Juan11. Alvarado Alvarado, Arcilio12. Gaztambide Arrillaga, Rubén13. González Blanes, Héctor14. Figueroa Carreras, Leopoldo15. Soto González, Juan Bautista16. Padrón Rivera, Lino17. Reyes Delgado, Antonio

*Legislative Branch Committee

1. Negrón López, Luis A.2. Gaztambide Arrillaga, Rubén3. Anselmi Rodríguez, Francisco L.4. Rivera Colón, Heraclio H.5. Barreto Pérez, Ramón6. Valentín Vizcarrondo, Augusto7. Canales Torresola, Mario8. Ramírez de Arellano Quiñones, Ubaldino9. Géigel Sabat, Fernando J.10. Iriarte Miró, Celestino11. Padrón Rivera, Lino

*Executive Branch Committee

1. Quiñones Quiñones, Samuel R.2. Ribera Reyes, Álvaro3. Negrón López, Luis A.4. Goitía Montalvo, Dario5. Rodríguez García, Carmelo6. Morales Otero, Pablo7. Solá Morales, Yldefonso8. Torrech Genovés, Rafael9. Gelpí Bosch, José Rosario10. Veray Hernández Jr., José11. Reyes Delgado, Antonio

*Judicial Branch Committee

1. Ramos Antonini, Ernesto2. Villares Rodríguez, José3. Dávila Monsanto, José M.4. Lagarde Garcés, Lorenzo5. Polanco Abreu, Santiago6. Fonfrías Rivera, Ernesto Juan7. Trías Monge, José8. Candelario Arce, Ángel M.9. Gutiérrez Franqui, Víctor10. Alvarado Alvarado, Arcilio11. Soto González, Juan Bautista12. García Méndez, Miguel A.13. Orsini Martínez, Mario14. Iriarte Miró, Celestino15. Padrón Rivera, Lino

*Transitory Dispositions and General Affairs Committee

1. Solá Morales, Yldefonso2. Polanco Abreu, Santiago3. Sandín Martínez, Angel4. Anselmi Rodríguez, Francisco L.5. Ávila Medina, Carmelo6. Grillasca Salas, Andrés7. Barceló Oliver, José Bartolo8. Acevedo Rosario, Manuel9. Figueroa Oliva, Alcides10. Rivera Candelaria, Dolores11. Ferré Aguayo, Luis A.12. Llobet Díaz, Ramón13. Veray Hernández Jr., José14. Rivera Morales, Alejo15. Martínez Sandín, Ramiro

*Drafting and Style Committee

1. Gutiérrez Franqui, Víctor2. Gómez Garriga, María Libertad3. Font Saldaña, Jorge4. Quiñones Quiñones, Samuel R.5. Benítez Rexach, Jaime6. Ortiz Ortiz, Benjamín7. Fernández Méndez, Lionel8. Izcoa Moure, Jesús9. Alemany Silva, Juan10. Ramos de Jesús, Ramón María11. Orsini Martínez, Mario


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