Carlos romero barcelo biography for kids

Carlos Romero Barcelo, Puerto Rican political leader, the fifth elected governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a representative in the U.S. Congress under territorial status, was one of the foremost advocates of U.S. statehood for his country.

Carlos Romero Barcelo was born on September 4, , in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was reared in a family atmosphere in which public affairs and politics were considered important.

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His father, Antonio Romero Moreno, was a lawyer and engineer and served as a superior court judge. His maternal grandfather was Antonio R. Barcelo, who had been one of Luis Muñoz Rivera's close associates, the first president of the Puerto Rico Senate (elected in ) and the founder of the Liberal Party in the early s. His mother, Josefina Barcelo, became the president of the Liberal Party shortly after her father's death.

Romero Barcelo received his primary education in San Juan private schools and his high schoo Carlos Romero Barceló facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia XOBEC