Luis Santaliz Capestany Explained

Luis Santaliz Capestany
State Senate:Puerto Rico
District:Aguadilla
Term Start:1961
Term End:1969
Party:Popular Democratic Party
Office2:Mayor of Las Marías
Term Start2:1945
Term End2:1948
Birth Date:26 October 1914
Birth Place:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Profession:Farmer, politician, senator

Luis Santaliz Capestany (October 26, 1914 – November 17, 1989) was one of the members of the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico which met from 1951 to 1952 and drafted what is now known as the Constitution of Puerto Rico.[1] [2] Previously, he served as Mayor of the town of Las Marías, Puerto Rico from 1945 to 1948.[3]

Graduated from Academia de la Inmaculada Concepción class of 1939.

He is honored by his native town with one of its main public elementary schools, named after him.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory. Senate. Puerto Rico. Legislature. 1969.
  2. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  3. http://trebpr.com/municipios/lasmarias_e.php Untitled Document