| Carlos Gallisá | |
| Office1: | At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | 1972 |
| Term End1: | 1976 |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Camuy, Puerto Rico |
| Death Date: | 7 December 2018 |
| Death Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Alma Mater: | University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation: | Attorney, legislator, politician, political analyst |
| Party: | Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP) |
Carlos Gallisá Bisbal (3 October 1933 in Camuy, Puerto Rico – 7 December 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and independence movement leader.[1]
After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Gallisá practiced labor law. He became politicized through the Vieques protests against the United States Navy.
He was elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) in 1972. In 1973 he left the PIP to join the more radical Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP). In 1983, Gallisá became general secretary of the PSP.
Gallisá suffered harassment due to his politics, including a firebombing of his law office. He testified at the United Nations on the decolonization issue.
Following the disbanding of the PSP in 1993, Gallisá became a leader of the New Puerto Rican Independence Movement and later the Hostosian National Independence Movement. He was also a columnist for the newspaper Claridad ("Clarity") and a regular news commentator on "Fuego Cruzado" ("Crossfire"), a radio program aired by WSKN-AM in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Gallisá Bisbal died in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 7 December 2018. He was 85 years old.[2]