1943 in Puerto Rico explained

Events in the year 1943 in Puerto Rico.

Incumbents

• President: Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Governor: Rexford Tugwell
• Resident Commissioner: Bolívar Pagán

Events

• uncertain date in 1943 – Legislative Assembly unanimously passes a concurrent resolution calling for an end to the colonial system of government.^{[1] [2] [3]}

May to August

• May 13 – Legislative Assembly passes the "Civil Rights Act of Puerto Rico"^{[4] [5]}

September to December

Deaths

• May 13
  • Trina de Moya – Dominican poet and first lady (1899, 1902–1903, 1924–1930)^[6]

See also

• 1943 in the United States
• 1943 Atlantic hurricane season
• List of earthquakes in 1943
• 1940s

Notes and References

1. Book: 1943. Acts of the Third Regular Session of the Fifteenth Legislature of Puerto Rico, February 8 to April 15, 1943. Spanish; Castilian: Leyes de la Tercera Legislatura Ordinaria de la Décimoquinta Asamble Legislativa de Puerto Rico, 8 de Febrero a 15 de Abril de 1943. 1084–1087. Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico.
2. Muñiz. Humberto García. Spring 1984. Puerto Rico and the United States: the United Nations Role 1953-1975. Revista Jurídica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 222. 53. 1. 0041-851X. subscription. en.
3. U.S. Congress, Senate, Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs, Independence for Puerto Rico: Hearings Before the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs, April 23, 24, 26, 27, May 1, and 8, 1945, 79th Congress, 1st session, 233.
4. Book: 1943. Acts of the Third Regular Session of the Fifteenth Legislature of Puerto Rico, February 8 to April 15, 1943. Spanish; Castilian: Leyes de la Tercera Legislatura Ordinaria de la Décimoquinta Asamble Legislativa de Puerto Rico, 8 de Febrero a 15 de Abril de 1943. 404–411. Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico.
5. Williams. Eric. 1945-01-01. Race Relations in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 23. 2. Foreign Affairs. 0015-7120. subscription.
6. News: Sergia . Mercado . Dominicanas Ilustres: doña Trina de Moya de Vásquez, María Montez y Mamá Tingó . . 2021-03-05 . 2021-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813123036/https://www.elcaribe.com.do/sin-categoria/primeras-damas-dominicanas-19631988/ . 2021-08-13 . live.