Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo, most commonly known as Luis A. Ferré, was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and patron of the arts who served as the third democratical
Ferré in 1969
Ferre speaking at a Phi Sigma Alpha event in the 1970s
Hand-etched portrait over black granite by artist Osvaldo Torres at Cruzacalles, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Sculpture of Ferré inside the Capitol of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates for statehood. The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength and currently hol
Luis A. Ferré
…1953 to 1957. After his governorship, he served as the eighth president of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1981. Founder of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party in 1967, Ferré opposed the political status of Puerto Rico as an unincorporated territory of the United States, promoting instead Puerto Rican statehood…
Carlos Romero Barceló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1977–1985)
Luis G. Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009–2013)