on Spanish language in Puerto Rico, teaching in Spanish. Her defiance got such a strong popular support that the imposition of English was abolished, as reminded by former governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla. http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2014/06/13/actualidad/1402670785_164869.html See also List of Puerto Ricans References External links Official Biography from the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation website 1908 births 1990 deaths First Ladies and Gentlemen of Puerto Rico Columbia University alumni People from Naguabo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of Spanish descent Puerto Rican Roman Catholics