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Luis Muñoz Marín (1898-1980) was a prominent Puerto Rican politician and the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
He served as Governor from 1949 to 1965.
Muñoz Marín was a key figure in the development of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and played a significant role in advocating for greater self-government and autonomy for the island.
During his tenure as Governor, Muñoz Marín implemented a series of social and economic reforms known as the "Operation Bootstrap" program.
This initiative aimed to modernize Puerto Rico's economy and improve the living conditions of its residents.
It included efforts to industrialize the island, improve education, and provide better healthcare services.
Luis Muñoz Marín was a member of the Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático) and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Puerto Rico" for his contributions to the island's political and economic development.
He passed away in 1980, leaving a lasting legacy in Puerto Rican history.

“Muñoz Marín, then president of the Senate (1941–48) of Puerto Rico, welcomed Clarence Senior’s blueprint for planned emigration.
In a 1946 memorandum, Marín had agreed it was “necessary to resort to emigration as a measure for the immediate relief to the problem posed by our surplus population, while we seek permanent solutions in the long run.”
The chief economist of the Office of Puerto Rico in Washington, DC, Donald O’Connor, also urged the resettlement of Puerto Ricans in the United States and other countries, such as Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
In a 1948 letter to then Governor Piñero and other Puerto Rican government officials, O’Connor argued “migration can accomplish what economic programs on the island cannot do quickly”—that is, create jobs and sources of income, while reducing population growth.
In particular, O’Connor advocated the relocation of young unmarried women as domestic workers in the United States, especially in Chicago.
High-ranking members of the ruling PPD, such as Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895–1974), Teodoro Moscoso (1910–92), Rafael Picó (b. 1912), and Salvador Tió (1911–89), concurred with O’Connor’s optimistic assessment.
Thus began a state-supported program of large-scale migration as a safety valve for Puerto Rico’s demographic and economic pressures.”


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