Focus on Pedro Albizu Campos (statue) and explore the Background.
Pedro Albizu Campos (1891 – 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician. He was the main figure in the Puerto Rico independence movement. He was born and lived in the house that was located at the spot where his statue currently stands until 1912 when he received a scholarship to study at the University of Vermont. He subsequently graduated from the Harvard Law School and returned to Puerto Rico where he led the struggle for Puerto Rican independence from the United States.
Puerto Rican Pedro Albizu Campos politician Harvard Law School attorney University of Vermont