hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ nˈæʃənəl hˈiəɹoʊ ɪn pwˈɛɹɾoʊ ɹˈiːkoʊ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z, tɹˈævəlɪŋ tə mˈɛni pwˈɛɹɾoʊ ɹˈɪkən sˈɪɾiz baɪ ˈɛɹ.
He became a national hero in Puerto Rico during the 1920s, traveling to many Puerto Rican cities by air.