On June 8, 1950, the United States government approved Public Law 600, authorizing Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution in 1951. The Constitutional Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Constituyente) or Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico met for a period of several months between 1951 and 1952 in which the document was written. The framers had to follow only two basic requirements established under Public Law 600. The first was the document must establish a republican form of government for the island. The second was the inclusion of a Bill of Rights.
Ten permanent committees and their officers and members were designated by the body's president, Antonio Fernós Isern, during the 25 September 1951 session,[3][8] which was followed by the naming of additional delegates and several substations on 27 September.[9] All presidents, vice presidents and secretaries were from the PPD.[9] These committees were grouped by their purposes as follows:[8]
1 2 While the official designation for the subordinate groups was commission these were in practice committees as they did not entail an external body.
↑ Employment at the time of their tenure as Delegates and position in the committee of the whole.
1 2 3 4 5 While contemporary news reports do not include his signature, the Session Diary does include. The latter being the official source, it takes prevalence over the former.
↑ While contemporary news reports included his signature, the Session Diary reflects his decision not to sign the document by correctly omitting his name. His last recorded attendance to the Convention was on the fifty-fourth day (24 January 1952).
↑ Colón Castaño was opposed to signing the Constitution since it did not solve the political status of Puerto Rico, claiming that "if the United States Congress had the power to allow us to pass a constitution, it also had the power to take it away from us." [6]
1 2 While contemporary news reports places Santaliz Capestany after Soto González, the Session Diary has them in alphabetical order. The latter being the official source, it takes prevalence over the former.
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1 2 3 "Día 3 de Sesión"[Session Day 3](PDF). Diario de Sesiones: Procedimientos y debates de la Convención Constituyente de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 1 (3): 33–34. 25 September 1951. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021 – via Senate of Puerto Rico.
1 2 3 "Día 4 de Sesión"[Session Day 4](PDF). Diario de Sesiones: Procedimientos y Debates de la Convención Constituyente de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 1 (4): 41. 27 September 1952. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 October 2021 – via Senate of Puerto Rico.
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