Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico


On June 8, 1950, the United States government approved Public Law 600, authorizing Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution in 1951. The Constitutional Assembly met for a period of several months between 1951 and 1952 in which the document was written. The framers had to follow only two basic requirements established under Public Law 600. The first was the document must establish a republican form of government for the island. The second was the inclusion of a Bill of Rights.
The Constitution of Puerto Rico renamed the body politic until then known as "People of Puerto Rico", and henceforth known as the "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico".

Members of the Constitutional Assembly

Committees

Permanent Committees designated by Dr. Antonio Fernós Isern, President of the Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico during the September 25, 1951 session.
Ortiz Stella, Cruz; Mimoso Raspaldo, José; Colón Velázquez, Luis Alfredo; Santaliz Capestany, Luis; Lionel Fernández Méndez; Negrón Benítez, Eduardo; Rosa Gómez, Joaquín; Vega Berríos, Baudilio; García Delgado, Juan R.; Gelpí Bosch, José Rosario; Barrios Sánchez, Ramón
1. Palmer Díaz, Santiago R.
2. Román García, Alfonso
3. Dávila Díaz Juan
4. Burgos Rivera, Agustín
5. Casillas Casillas, Dionisio
6. Arrillaga Gaztambide, Francisco
7. Nieves Negrón, Abraham
8. Muñoz Rivera, Luis
9. Parkhurst, Norman E.
10. García Delgado, Juan R.
11. Álvarez Vicente, Enrique
1. Ortiz Ortiz, Benjamín
2. Rivera Colón, Heraclio H.
3. Vélez González, Sigfredo
4. Román Benítez, Carlos
5. Berio Suárez, Francisco
6. Mignucci Calder, Armando
7. Torres Díaz, Pedro
8. Torres Santos, Lucas
9. Figueroa Carreras, Leopoldo
10. García Méndez, Miguel A.
11. Barrios Sánchez, Ramón
1. Muñoz Marín, Luis
2. Trías Monge, José
3. Font Saldaña, Jorge
4. Ramos Antonini, Ernesto
5. Fonfrías Rivera, Ernesto Juan
6. Mellado Parsons, Ramón
7. Brunet Maldonado, Virgilio
8. Gautier Dapena, Jenaro
9. Román Benítez, Carlos
10. Colón Velázquez, Luis Alfredo
11. Ferré Aguayo, Luis A.
12. Colón Castaño, Ramiro L.
13. Reyes Delgado, Antonio
14. González Blanes, Héctor
15. Martínez Sandín, Ramiro
1. Benítez Rexach, Jaime
2. Carrasquillo Quiñones, Ernesto
3. Méndez Jiménez, Bernardo
4. Brunet Maldonado, Virgilio
5. Ortiz Stella, Cruz
6. Ribera Reyes, Álvaro
7. Paz Granela, Francisco
8. Cintrón Rivera, José A.
9. Sánchez Nazario, Alberto E.
10. Meléndez Báez, Juan
11. Alvarado Alvarado, Arcilio
12. Gaztambide Arrillaga, Rubén
13. González Blanes, Héctor
14. Figueroa Carreras, Leopoldo
15. Soto González, Juan Bautista
16. Padrón Rivera, Lino
17. Reyes Delgado, Antonio
1. Negrón López, Luis A.
2. Gaztambide Arrillaga, Rubén
3. Anselmi Rodríguez, Francisco L.
4. Rivera Colón, Heraclio H.
5. Barreto Pérez, Ramón
6. Valentín Vizcarrondo, Augusto
7. Canales Torresola, Mario
8. Ramírez de Arellano Quiñones, Ubaldino
9. Géigel Sabat, Fernando J.
10. Iriarte Miró, Celestino
11. Padrón Rivera, Lino
1. Quiñones Quiñones, Samuel R.
2. Ribera Reyes, Álvaro
3. Negrón López, Luis A.
4. Goitía Montalvo, Dario
5. Rodríguez García, Carmelo
6. Morales Otero, Pablo
7. Solá Morales, Yldefonso
8. Torrech Genovés, Rafael
9. Gelpí Bosch, José Rosario
10. Veray Hernández Jr., José
11. Reyes Delgado, Antonio
1. Ramos Antonini, Ernesto
2. Villares Rodríguez, José
3. Dávila Monsanto, José M.
4. Lagarde Garcés, Lorenzo
5. Polanco Abreu, Santiago
6. Fonfrías Rivera, Ernesto Juan
7. Trías Monge, José
8. Candelario Arce, Ángel M.
9. Gutiérrez Franqui, Víctor
10. Alvarado Alvarado, Arcilio
11. Soto González, Juan Bautista
12. García Méndez, Miguel A.
13. Orsini Martínez, Mario
14. Iriarte Miró, Celestino
15. Padrón Rivera, Lino
1. Solá Morales, Yldefonso
2. Polanco Abreu, Santiago
3. Sandín Martínez, Angel
4. Anselmi Rodríguez, Francisco L.
5. Ávila Medina, Carmelo
6. Grillasca Salas, Andrés
7. Barceló Oliver, José Bartolo
8. Acevedo Rosario, Manuel
9. Figueroa Oliva, Alcides
10. Rivera Candelaria, Dolores
11. Ferré Aguayo, Luis A.
12. Llobet Díaz, Ramón
13. Veray Hernández Jr., José
14. Rivera Morales, Alejo
15. Martínez Sandín, Ramiro
1. Gutiérrez Franqui, Víctor
2. Gómez Garriga, María Libertad
3. Font Saldaña, Jorge
4. Quiñones Quiñones, Samuel R.
5. Benítez Rexach, Jaime
6. Ortiz Ortiz, Benjamín
7. Lionel Fernández Méndez
8. Izcoa Moure, Jesús
9. Alemany Silva, Juan
10. Ramos de Jesús, Ramón María
11. Orsini Martínez, Mario