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Lionel Fernández Méndez
Lionel Fernández Méndez (January 24, 1915 – February 17, 1998) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician. He was a member of the Constitutional Assembly that created the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (1951–1952). He was a senator for the Popular Democratic Party from 1949 to 1972. He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha. Biography He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico. His father was Benigno Fernández García, and his mother Maria Luisa Mendez Vazquez. He grew up in Cayey and in San Juan, when his father became U.S. District Attorney General and his family lived in the official residence designated within La Fortaleza, the Governor's Mansion in Old San Juan. His father, Attorney Benigno Fernández García, whose statue honoring him presently stands at the Cayey town Plaza, was his major inspiration, and led his path into politics, law and public service. As successor of his father's political path, Lionel Fernandez Mendez, followed in his father's footsteps in his personal commitmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitutional Assembly Of Puerto Rico
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these principles are written down into a single document or set of legal documents, those documents may be said to embody a ''written constitution''; if they are encompassed in a single comprehensive document, it is said to embody a ''codified constitution''. The Constitution of the United Kingdom is a notable example of an ''uncodified constitution''; it is instead written in numerous fundamental Acts of a legislature, court cases or treaties. Constitutions concern different levels of organizations, from sovereign countries to companies and unincorporated associations. A treaty which establishes an international organization is also its constitution, in that it would define how that organization is constituted. Within states, a constitution defines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
