of the Puerto Rico National Guard with the rank of Major General (1990–1992). While commanding the Puerto Rico National Guard, MG William Miranda Marín founded the PRNG Institutional Trust (FIGNA). Attended the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Miranda Marín retired from the Puerto Rico Army National Guard in 1993. Military awards Political Views Miranda Marín's views were regarded as soberanista, which seeks more sovereign political powers from the US outside the current framework of E.L.A. (Estado Libre Asociado). Mayor of Caguas On January 13, 1997 Miranda Marín became the mayor of Caguas and had since won re-election in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Death On September 18, 2009, Miranda Marín announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On June 4, 2010, at 7:45 in the morning, Miranda Marín died in the Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, after battling his illness. He was cremated, and his ashes were placed at Jardín Botánico y Cultural William Miranda Marín in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Legacy The building of the institutional trust of the National Guard of Puerto Rico on State Road #1 from Caguas to Río Piedras at the former facilities of Euro Bank, was posthumously named General William Miranda Marín. See also List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican military personnel Puerto Rico Adjutant General Notes References 1940 births 2010 deaths Deaths from pancreatic cancer Deaths from cancer in Puerto Rico Mayors of places in Puerto Rico National Guard (United States) generals People from Caguas, Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Puerto Rican Army personnel Puerto Rican businesspeople Puerto Rican military officers Puerto Rican Roman Catholics Puerto Rico Adjutant Generals Puerto Rico National Guard personnel Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) United States Army War College alumni