-,.. I• •/ • •',,J(J C:'J Mr; .... "I I ~ ~ f ") e · o cans in ewark, ew Je sC{/d/.,-~ ';~ ·~~· · A srudr . commentary and sta tistical analysis of the Puerto Rican in Newark e lS?O H'iTh._ additional statistjcs of the national Puerto Rican 'population . / } I I / / r . I, ,,,. .,.,. • I"" '•, -' , J I " , I I' • 1./. ~ //' ~J( , ' '--') I • • I , /, / \ '-' . .,.·· N. J. REFERENCtiDMSIOM. LD ·( .'' ; l ' l I ' ! •' HUGH J. ADDONIZIO, Mayor j \I I' : ; r\ t ~ : Newark City Co11nci/111en I ~1 i' RALPH A. VILLANI, Council President '· FRANK ADDONIZIO I'. I I ' LEE BERNSTEIN ,1.: IvllCHAEL A. BONTEMPO I JOHN A. BRADY ' ,. JI ANTHONY GIULIANO I: PHILIP E. GORDON ;1.] I.I\ JoSEPH Y,. MELILLO , r I ' ! ·/ IRVINE I. TURNER !•. I ; •I , I' l I f .,I' ! I Prepared and writ/en by: , ! 1 I ! RALPH ZINN, Acting Executive Director ~ . , I I ' MRS. ]'v!ARIE GONZALEZ, Puerto Rican & Spanish '1,;I I i I . t i Affairs Specialist ' , I i i I In association with i \ JOHN T. BARNES, Community Relations Specialist }' i. /i I' !ri C 0111 mission ers I: i : j' DR. MAXWELL M . KAYE, Chairman ·' I I :i' . / i WILLIAM M. ASHBY ; i I' l PAUL G. CAVICCHIA, Vice Chairman . '/! ' I, 8ENJAJ' ,..IIN EPSTEIN : ; i ; ! RICHARD J. FOLEY I: i ~ , '• l ; J LEONARD L. HOLMAN, Vice Chairman 1 '. HICKMAN L. HOLMES ; ! ' . : ~ I. MRS. SYLVIA JOSEPHSON , I JoHN M. MARKS I'{ 1.: } : LOUIS S . PITTS 'I I ! WILLIAM PURCELL :• '' HERBERT H . TATE r l \ '. I I LUCIUS H. TOMPKINS i~ i \ : RABBI ISRAEL TURNER I I E. ' ; DR. JACK YORK .! ·1 I:: I ' I I I < r :. ; ': ., I j ; iI' . ,, : ,,., ''' ' I'! i r ~ ~ I, 'I I' :, '. I' .. : --. '!,. I I I: 1 I' I I j N. J. ~EFERENCEi DIVIS10'4 • L.D I : I . :'°( ,,; I' \ 1 I ,, ; i,i ''. ' 1,: i 1 I \ ,\' I ' I : , , 1, i. ·\. I• ., \ '. ' ' i :, I • . :, i i i ! ;' ;' l. \'' ', I ) 'i; i 1; I' \ ! ,,I' \ : 1 \ } ' 1 ~ I ' I. ,, ., I ; 1 I '1 ! ! ·1 ; ~ , I I i l: \ l 'I I , I ,', ~: .', ... , i.; ,, H I ' I.\ . ) . !· I ; \ o.r' 1 : . : :'I ' I l :• ~ : ! I / I 1 I 1.: "· 1,' ; ,: \ . ------------------------- ·•. FOREWORD ' I I ; 1 This ,publication is a result of a vital need for information . ·'.: abo~t New.ark and the Nation's Puerto Rican population. , Since January 1963 the Newark Human Rights Commis­ ; sion, · through the ·efforts of Mrs. Marie Gonzalez, Puerto i"-!.Ricad & Spanish Affairs Specialist, has worked hard to establish Jines of communication with Newark's newest minority community . '.foday Newark's Puerto Rican population, recognizing the receptivity of Newark's Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and the City Council, is cautiously dipping into the mainstream of our City's affairs with the hopeful anticipation that the resi­ dents of Newark will accept their efforts to contribute their ideas and talents for the benefit of the total community. N.· J. REFERENCEOIVISIOM • LO I, I I i 1. I • ...... :Many of America's traditions and basic ways ·of life .are due In 1917 Puerto Ricans became American citizens and were to the legacies of the many peoples and nations whose cul~ , given a limited amount of self-government. In November, ture and national characteristics washed upon our shores and ·1948, Puerto Rico held its first popular election for Governor. refreshed our culture through time. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was officially proclaimed All of us_ have roots among the nations of the world and, by Congress, on July 25, 1952. n.;llumlly, arc proud of the contributions made by our re- · Listed below are several people of historical importance ~11r:divc ctli11lcg 1011p~. rcligio111' :ind an<.:cHtrnJ inhabitant~. who contributed to the Spanish influence in the United States 011c o( the C1Jlturcij adding an extra dimension to the followed by a list of Puerto Ricans in the United States who American way oflife is the Spanish. We are richer today in are active in various areas of contemporary America. our literature, art, music and language because of the Spanish Juan Ponce De Leon ( 1460-1521 )-Discoverer of Florida and contributions to that fantastic panoramic tapestry that has' i first governor of Puerto Rico. become American culture. Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1521)-Founder of the Jesuits. One of the basic contributions of the Spanish culture to th~ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)-Spain's greatest American scene is found in the language we speak. There · ' 'literary figure. _ His work "Don Quixote de La Mancha" is are many words we use that may be considered, by us, to be i ·considered to be one of the great works of all time. basic English-yet if we were to trace their origins and usage ' . ' l)iego, Rodriquez de' Silva y Velasquez ( 1599-1660)-Con- we would find that the words are actu ally of Spanish origin !': ~idered Spain's greatest genius in painting. Listed below are some of the more widely used words in the _'. American vocabulary that derive from the Spanish lapguage. Bartolomo Esteban Murillo (1617-82)-A Spanish master of ,priinting. ! - · · :,11_ alligator renegade sherry El Greco-Although b1orne in Crete he lived in Spain since his armadillo siesta potato yputh. Is considered to be one of the masters o_fSpanish art. toreador mosquito desperado Father Junipero Serra (1713-84)-Founder of the famous cannibal Negro cargo chain of missions in California. embargo fandango cordovan I Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)-A por­ canyon bonanzo bolero i.l 't~aitist,designer of tapestries, etcher and caricaturist. sarsaparilla barbecue pueblo Pablo Martin Meliton de Saranate y Navascues (1844-1908)- . sassafras chinchilla · lariat Violin virtuoso and composer of gypsy and Spanish dances. peccadillo ranch junta machete tornado sierra _Pablo Casals-Violoncellist, conductor and composer of one of the greatest cello virtuoses of modern times. garrotte corral punctilio adobe stevedore alpaca Salvador Dali-Spanish painter of world-wide importance who spade cafeteria plaza developed the style of "dream imagery"; otherwise known as the artist with the strange style. peon tortilla pimento stampede broncho cigar Jose Iturbi-Pianist and Hollywood figure. vanilla patio tango Pablo Picasso-A founder of cubist art and exponent of post avocado llama rodeo impressionistic art. bravado rhumba Andres Segovia-Guitar virtuoso who brought the guitar in­ I I strume.nt to the dignity of the concert stage. i Miguel de Unamuno-One of Spain's famous modern scholars SOME SPANISH PEOPLE OF and literary figures. HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE Maurice Utrillo-Spanish painter and exponent of the poP_ular art style. Those Am ericans of Spanish ancestry who arrived here by Vincent Hlasco !banes (1867-1928)-0ne of the most widely way of Puerto Rico are possessors and ambassadors of the . known Spanish authors. Among his works are "The Four Spanish past. Puerto Rico was a Spanish possession for 405 Horesmen of the Apocalypse"; "Blood and Sand" and "Mare years-from 1493-1898. During the Spanish-American War Nostrum". of 1898, American troops landed on the island on July 25,' , Luis Munoz Rivera..!'T/ze George Washington" of Puerto Rico 1898 and according to the Treaty of Paris, of April 11, 1899, who won a Charter of Autonomy for Puerto Ric;o from Spain it became an American possession. j~ 1897. I 1, ' j • I r. l.: .~( ;1,j 111 i ,r .. :•'1',!\ , ,,' ' .1 ! /, ' '. I ; ~ Luis Hernandez-City Collector, N.Y.C. PROMINENT PUERTO RICANS IN ·:; I• THE UNITED STATES '· 1 George Santiago-Mayor's Comm. Against Exploitation, N.Y.C. I : Frank Torres-Assemblyman, New York I• , I Carlos Rios-Assemblyman, New York ARCHITECTURE :\' 'I', Jose Ramos Lopez-Assemblyman, New York, Ruperto Ruiz-Naval Architect, Brooklyn Navy Yard L ; Asualdo de la Rosa-United States Navy ! EDUCATION • l Jose Fernandez i:i Jesus de la Madrid-Professor of Mathematics at Yale Uni­ ' I versity, New Haven, Conn. ENGINEERING ' Leopoldo Carecedo-Professor of Biochemistry at Fordham Ernesto Prado-Laboratories of Naval Engineer · University Arturo Gonzalez-Coast Guard ARTS \,) SCIENCE Jose Ferrer-Actor Guillermo Medina-Technical " Director, United States N1vy, Rita Moreno-Actress Hydrographic Office • ! '. Justino Diaz-Opera Singer, Metropolitan Opera House Raul Rodriguez-Developed a method to use steam "super Graciela Rivera-0 pera Singer caliente" to create a fresh water lake under the s'{lrjace !in Greenland. Project was called the Rodriguez' Wells. '' "'"".. ' Miriam Colon-Actress Lolita San Miguel-Ballet Dancer, Metropolitan Opera Singer Dr. Marguarita Silva-Bacteriologist Eugenio Iglesias-Actor-TV-Mqvies-Hollywood, Calif. SPORTS-BASEBALL PLAYERS Chita Rivera-Actress Orlando (Peruchia) Cepeda-1st Baseman Juane Hernandez-Actor Ruben Gomez-Pitcher Jimmie Rogers-Dancer Roberto .Clemente-Outfielder Roly Rogers-Dancer Luis (Tito) Arroyo-Pitcher Juan Pizzaro-Pitcher Although Puerto Ricans are American Citizens by J\iw the Puerto Rican-due to his Spanish culture and largely rural BOXING background-is considered to be a foreigner by his other Carlos Ortiz-Lightweight Champion ' fellow-Americans. GOLF The American citizen has traditionally reacted in a v.ery Juan Chichi Rodriguez uniform way to newly arrived peoples who sought to live in TRACK AND FIELD , the United ~tates and contribute to her glorious history. Rolando Cruz The problems encountered by the migrant from Puerto Rico--A United States Citizen by birth-with reference to POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT language, housing, education, employment . and health-are Arturo Morales Carrion-Deputy Assistant Secretary of Int~r­ similar to those encountered by other "newcomers". A merican Affairs, United States Department of State, Wash­ The Island of Puerto Rico consists of 3,435 sq. miles, or ington, D.C. less than half the I size of New Jersey. The . Island is smaller Teodora Moscoso-Area Administrator for Latin America than every State except Rhode Island or Delaware.