Sublime

José Celso Barbosa, president of the Republican Party in Puerto Rico.

Congressman Vito Marcantonio

Balaguer podía ser un traidor, pero era un intelectual, tenía sentido de la historia, quería pasar a la posteridad; tal vez eso lo animara a salvar de una muerte atroz al hombre «más odiado de la República Dominicana», como le había dicho en la última entrevista en Ciudad Trujillo, el día que lo obligó a salir de su tierra con el cuento del

Police Chief E. Francis Riggs

Trinidad Oliva era un hombre que picaba alto. Se sentía injustamente postergado por el gobierno. Había estado preso en tiempos de Jacobo Árbenz por conspirar contra el régimen y no tenía la menor simpatía por Castillo Armas, de modo que podía ser una pieza clave para el proyecto.

Tydings could sponsor a bill allowing Puerto Rico to elect her own governor, and Riggs could ensure that Albizu got the job. In exchange, Albizu would back down and let Riggs take care of the strike. If Albizu refused the deal, Riggs would take the offer to Muñoz Marín. Albizu rose slowly, thanked Riggs for lunch, and told him Puerto Rico was not

The PR person for Latinos pro Derechos Humanos, Manolo Gomez, who’d arranged the radio “debate,” was beaten and left for dead in an alley. His car was firebombed. He was also fired from his job as an editor for the Spanish-language edition of Cosmopolitan magazine because he’d made public declarations about his homosexuality.