The first Latino U.S. Fighter pilot hails from Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. Félix Rigau Carrera, also known as “El Águila de Sabana Grande” (The Eagle from Sabana Grande), was born August 13, 1894 to a Spanish Navy sailor from Cataluña, Spain and a Puerto Rican homemaker. As a child Félix showed interest in mechanics and used to make small fixed-wing aircraft replicas. Rigau Carrera Graduated [...]
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What Puerto Rico Can Learn from President Obama’s Policy on Palestinian Statehood
September 24, 2011
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By Julio Ricardo Varela Ever since the Arab Spring, the world’s political status quo has been challenged, and the United States of America —still the globe’s only true superpower (maybe China will be there soon, but no now)— is still trying to figure out its role in this changing political landscape. While the Obama Administration [...]
Read more En Lares, Un Grito De Valor
September 23, 2011
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We live in a time where revolutionary sentiments unite people under one cause to help them topple dictatorships, sanguine regimes and challenge government policies. It is no surprise that such outcry is spreading around the world. From Egypt to Libya to Wall Street, people have become aware about the power of collective demonstrations. When demands are not met, an uprising is [...]
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