Carlos Gallisá
{{Short description|Puerto Rican politician (1933–2018)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Carlos Gallisá
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|caption =
| office1 = At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
| term_start1 = 1972
| term_end1 = 1976
|birth_name =
|birth_date = 3 October 1933
|religion =
|birth_place = Camuy, Puerto Rico
|death_date = 7 December 2018
|death_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico
|alma_mater = University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
|occupation = Attorney, legislator, politician, political analyst
|years_active =
|spouse =
|party = Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)
Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP)
|website =
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Carlos Gallisá Bisbal (3 October 1933 in Camuy, Puerto Rico – 7 December 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and independence movement leader.{{cite book |title=Voices for Independence: In the Spirit of Valor and Sacrifice |last= Zwickel|first=Jean |year= 1998 |publisher= White Star Press |location=Pittsburg, California, U.S.A. |isbn=0-9620448-0-6 |url=http://www.peacehost.net/WhiteStar/Voices/eng-gallisa.html |access-date=2012-01-10}}
Education
After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Gallisá practiced labor law. He became politicized through the Vieques protests against the United States Navy.
Politics
He was elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) in 1972. In 1973 he left the PIP to join the more radical Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP). In 1983, Gallisá became general secretary of the PSP.
Gallisá suffered harassment due to his politics, including a firebombing of his law office. He testified at the United Nations on the decolonization issue.
Following the disbanding of the PSP in 1993, Gallisá became a leader of the New Puerto Rican Independence Movement and later the Hostosian National Independence Movement. He was also a columnist for the newspaper Claridad ("Clarity") and a regular news commentator on "Fuego Cruzado" ("Crossfire"), a radio program aired by WSKN-AM in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Publications
- La encrucijada colonial. (1991) Dewey Call Number from the [https://uprrp.libguides.com/coleccionpuertorriquena Puerto Rican Collection] at the [http://www.uprrp.edu/ University of Puerto Rico] 320.97295 G171e
- Desde Lares. (2010) Dewey Call Number from the [https://uprrp.libguides.com/coleccionpuertorriquena Puerto Rican Collection] at the [http://www.uprrp.edu/ University of Puerto Rico] 972.95 G171d
Death
Gallisá Bisbal died in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 7 December 2018. He was 85 years old.[https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/carlosgallisaperseveranciaysacrificio-2464491/ Carlos Gallisá: “Perseverancia y sacrificio”: Resaltan las características que llevaron al líder político a dedicar su vida a favor de la independencia.] Ricardo Cortés Chico. 9 December 2018. El Nuevo Dia. Accessed 8 December 2018.
References
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External links
- [http://www.peacehost.net/WhiteStar/Voices/eng-gallisa.html Gallisá profile] from Voices for Independence online book
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Category:Members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Category:People from Camuy, Puerto Rico
Category:Puerto Rican journalists
Category:Puerto Rico Independence Party politicians
Category:Puerto Rican independence activists
Category:20th-century Puerto Rican lawyers
Category:University of Puerto Rico alumni
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
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