Muñoz Rivera Family Mausoleum
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The Muñoz Rivera Family Mausoleum (
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...
: ''Mausoleo de la Familia Muñoz Rivera''), colloquially known as the Muñoz Mausoleum (''Mausoleo Muñoz''), is a
monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
and
mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type o ...
located in
Barranquitas, Puerto Rico Barranquitas (, ) is a small mountain Barranquitas barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality located in the Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico), Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal, Puerto Rico, Coro ...
. 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
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. 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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Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera Casa Natal de Luis Muñoz Rivera located in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, is a structure of great political and cultural significance. Built in 1850, it is the place where Luis Muñoz Rivera was born in 1859. The residence is representative of how ...


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