held administrative posts in the 1990s. He hosted a major international convention of historians in April, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He chaired the Quincentennial of the Governorship of Puerto Rico Committee which restored the Juan Ponce de León monument in Old San Juan, held an event on January 21, 2011, at Santervás del Campo, Spain, the birthplace of Puerto Rico's first Governor, where a similar monument was unveiled, and organized several other academic events to commemorate the institution of the Governorship of Puerto Rico. Awards and decorations Among BG Luis González Vales military decorations were the following: Promotions References External links Oficina de Servicios Legislativos de Puerto Rico official site 1930 births Living people Columbia University alumni United States Army generals National Guard (United States) generals New York National Guard personnel Military historians People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico 20th-century Puerto Rican historians Puerto Rican Army personnel Puerto Rico Adjutant Generals University of Puerto Rico alumni University of Puerto Rico faculty United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Army reservists Puerto Rico National Guard personnel Puerto Rican military officers Historians of Puerto Rico 21st-century Puerto Rican historians