The Muñoz Rivera Family Mausoleum (

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: ''Mausoleo de la Familia Muñoz Rivera''), colloquially known as the Muñoz Mausoleum (''Mausoleo Muñoz''), is a

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and mausoleum located in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. The mausoleum is the burial site of

Luis Muñoz Rivera Luis Muñoz Rivera (July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician. He was a major figure in the struggle for political autonomy of Puerto Rico in union with Spain. In 1887, Muñoz Rivera became part ...

, former

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and an important figure in the political history of Puerto Rico. His parents were also buried there and, since 1980, so are his wife, Amalia Marín Castilla, and son,

Luis Muñoz Marín José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín (February 18, 1898April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician, statesman and was the first elected governor of Puerto Rico, regarded as the "Architect of the Puerto Rico Commonwealth." In 1948 he ...

, who was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. The mausoleum today also houses a memorial, a mural and a small museum dedicated to the history of the Muñoz family.

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