Romualdo Palacio González

Romualdo Palacios González (8 February 1827 – 7 September 1908) was a Spanish general and governor of Puerto Rico in 1887. He is best remembered for his political persecution of Puerto Rican Autonomistas called Componte, a term that means "to rectify" or "to pacify".[3] His favorite detention centers were the jails at the Ponce Military Barracks in Ponce and the Fort San Felipe del Morro in San Juan. Amongst his most notable persecutions was that of Román Baldorioty de Castro.[4] Palacios was removed from office by the Spanish Government and returned to Spain on 11 November 1887. His political prisoners were released on 24 December 1887.[5][6]

General Romualdo Palacios González
Gen. Romualdo Palacios González
Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
23 March 1887[1] – 11 November 1887[2]
Preceded byLuis Daban y Ramírez de Arellano
Succeeded byJuan Contreras Martínez
Personal details
Born8 February 1827
Málaga, Spain
Died7 September 1907 (1907-09-08) (aged 80)
Getafe, Madrid, Spain
ProfessionGeneral, Governor-General of Puerto Rico

References
  1. Governors of Puerto Rico - Under Spanish Rule El Boricua. Accessed 26 January 2019.
  2. Governors of Puerto Rico - Under Spanish Rule El Boricua. Accessed 26 January 2019.
  3. El Componte. Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño, Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 November 2010
  4. Las fiestas populares de Ponce. Ramón Marín. Page 28. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  5. El Componte. Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño, Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 November 2010
  6. José Antonio Ayala (1991). La masonería de obediencia española en Puerto Rico, en el siglo XIX (in Spanish). EDITUM. pp. 212–. ISBN 978-84-7684-235-5.


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