Luis antonio ferre biography

Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferré and the second or maternal family name is Aguayo.

Don^[1]Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts.

He was the governor of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973. He was the founder of the New Progressive Party, which advocates for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States of America.

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He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Early life

Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo was born in the southern city of Ponce, Puerto Rico on February 17, 1904. Ferré's grandfather Maurice Ferré Perotín was a French engineer who was involved in the construction of the Panama Canal before settling in Cuba.^[2] Ferré's father, Antonio Ferré Bagayado or "Bacallao", was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up th Luis A.

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