Romualdo Palacios González (8 February 1827 – 7 September 1908) was a Spanish general and governor of

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in 1887. He is best remembered for his political persecution of Puerto Rican '' Autonomistas'' called ''Componte'', a term that means "to rectify" or "to pacify". His favorite detention centers were the jails at the Ponce Military Barracks in Ponce and the

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in San Juan. Amongst his most notable persecutions was that of

Román Baldorioty de Castro Román Baldorioty de Castro (23 February 1822 – 30 September 1889) was Puerto Rican abolitionist and spokesman for the island's right to self-determination. In 1870, he was elected as a deputy in the Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, ...

. Palacios was removed from office by the Spanish Government and returned to

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on 11 November 1887. His

political prisoner A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity. The political offense is not always the official reason for the prisoner's detention. There is no internationally recognized legal definition of the concept, although n ...

s were released on 24 December 1887.''El Componte.''

Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño The Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño (English: Museum of Puerto Rican Autonomism) is a small museum in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the political history of Puerto Rico with an emphasis on the contributions made by the municipality of ...

, Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 November 2010

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Spanish generals Royal Governors of Puerto Rico 1827 births 1907 deaths {{PuertoRico-politician-stub