Partido Estadista Republicano

Republican Statehood Party
Partido Estadista Republicano
AbbreviationPER
Founded1956 (1956)
Dissolved1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Preceded byPartido Estadista Puertorriqueño
Merged intoNew Progressive Party
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right

The Partido Estadista Republicano (English: Republican Statehood Party) was a political party in Puerto Rico that operated from 1956 to 1968.[1][2][3] Its president was Miguel A. García Méndez.[4][5] The party formed in 1952 after Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño became "Partido Estadista Republicano".[6] It dissolved in 1968 after a split in the party forced it to fold, giving way to Partido Nuevo Progresista.

  1. ^ El Partido Estadista Republicano. Estado51PRUSA.com 2019. Accessed 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Partidos políticos en Puerto Rico. Politica y Administracion Publica. 2019. Accessed 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ Los 50 años del PNP. Hernán Padilla. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Dia. 14 August 2017. Accessed 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ Personajes Históricos de Puerto Rico: Miguel A. García Méndez. Brian Isaac. Accessed 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Miguel Garcia Mendez, Ex-Puerto Rico Senator". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  6. ^ Elecciones en Puerto Rico -- Tomo II (1952-1964). Juan Jose Nolla-Acosta. Lulu.com Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2010. p. 89. Accessed 27 May 2019.