The Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico —commonly called ''La Fortaleza'' (English: ''The Fortress'')— consists of the immediate staff of the

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, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Governor. The Office is headed by the Governor and its headquarters are located at ''

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''. The Office used to be called the Office of Puerto Rico.

Background

All executive offices as created by law are ascribed either to the

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or to the Office of the Governor. However, in virtue of the

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s vested upon the Governor by

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of the

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an
Law No. 104 of 1956
—which include the faculty to appoint officers and to delegate functions— the Governor issues an

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and thereafter delegates the management of almost all the executive offices to the

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. Only two offices, the

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and the

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remain in direct relation to the Governor afterwards.

Direct offices

* Secretariat of Governance

Delegated to the Chief of Staff

* Environmental Quality Board *

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