Casimiro Berenguer

Casimiro Berenguer
Born4 March 1909
Died27 February 2000
NationalityPuerto Rican
Political partyPuerto Rican Nationalist Party
MovementPuerto Rican Independence
SpouseCarmen Carreno Martinez[1]
ChildrenRamon, Neomi, Raquel, Olga, Neida and Raphael[2]

Casimiro Berenguer Padilla[note 1] was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the military instructor of the Cadets of the Republic (Cadetes de la República) who received permission from Ponce Mayor Tormos Diego to celebrate a parade on March 21, 1937, in commemoration of the abolition of slavery and to protest the jailing of its leaders, including Pedro Albizu Campos. The parade resulted in the police riot known as the Ponce massacre.

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  1. ^ My family from Cabo Rojo. Melissa Peters. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ Casimiro Berenguer Padilla. "Puerto Rico, Ancestors and Researchers: "B"." Melissa Peters. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2012.


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