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A person who commits a federal crime in Puerto Rico can receive the death penalty. History. From the 16th century until 1898, Puerto Rico was a part of the Spanish Empire. The number of people executed in Puerto Rico by the Spanish authorities is: 289 in the 16th century, 70 in the 17th century, 44 in the 18th century and 144 in the 19th century.
Caja de Muertos ( lit. 'Chest of the Dead'; [1] [2] [3] also in English: Deadman's Chest or Coffin Island) is an uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Ponce. The island and its surrounding waters are protected by the Caja de Muertos Nature Reserve, because of its native turtle traffic and ecological ...
Murder of Lorenzo González Cacho. Lorenzo Ahmed González Cacho [1] (November 29, 2001 – March 9, 2010) was an eight-year-old Puerto Rican boy who was murdered on March 9, 2010 in his home in Dorado, Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, his mother, Ana Cacho González, and two sisters were at the house.
Cerro Maravilla murders. The Cerro Maravilla murders, also known as the Cerro Maravilla massacre, [3] occurred on July 25, 1978, at Cerro Maravilla, a mountain in Ponce, Puerto Rico, [1] [2] wherein two young Puerto Rican pro-independence activists, Carlos Enrique Soto-Arriví (1959–1978) and Arnaldo Darío Rosado-Torres (1953–1978), were ...
Puerto Rican. Lola Rodríguez de Tió (September 14, 1843 – November 10, 1924) was the first Puerto Rican -born woman poet to establish herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. [1] A believer in women's rights, she was also committed to the abolition of slavery and the independence of Puerto Rico.
Died. 5 July 1868. (1868-07-05) (aged 77) San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rafael Cordero y Molina (October 24, 1790 – July 5, 1868), known as Maestro Cordero, was a self-educated Afro–Puerto Rican who provided free schooling to the children of his city regardless of race or social standing. He is also known as the "Father of Public Education in ...
Capital punishment by country. Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state -sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. By the 2020s, many countries had abolished or discontinued the practice.
A constitutional referendum was held in Puerto Rico on 19 August 2012. Voters were asked whether they approve of two amendments to the constitution: one to eliminate the absolute right to bail and the other to decrease the number of members of the Legislative Assembly. [1] Despite support from the party in government and part of the main ...