by the El Reportero’s wire services
Former Governor Carlos Romero Barceló, the tough statesman leader who for more than 50 years was on the front lines of the battle for statehood from the three most relevant elective positions in Puerto Rico’s politics and who, until his last day of health, continued to preach with his A characteristic passion for the annexation of the island to the United States, he died today at the age of 88, his family reported.
“At 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2021, by the hand of my mother, my son Cristopher and I, my father passed away.
We appreciate all the prayers that were kept throughout this process. We ask for a little time to assimilate everything and we will soon be offering more
