Jacinto Gutiérrez born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was a University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet who was murdered on 11 March 1971 at the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps building during a riot by groups opposing the program's presence on the campus.[1] During the riots, two Puerto Rico Police officers, Riot Squad commander Juan Birino Mercado and Sergeant Miguel Rosario Rondón, also lost their lives.[2][3] No one has ever been charged with his killing.[4][5]
Gutiérrez was buried in his hometown of Ponce at Cementerio La Piedad. His death is frequently commemorated by groups supporting statehood for Puerto Rico.[6]
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References
- ^ US Interventions, a Brief History ISBN 978-0-861-86794-3 p. 53
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- ^ "Three Die in Riot at Puerto Rico U." The New York Times. 12 March 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Law num 267, naming of a street "Cadete Jacinto Gutiérrez Vélez". "Ley Núm. 267 del año 2012". LexJuris.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ News clipping from 1971. "House fires follow riots in Puerto Rico".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nuevo Movimiento Estadista: N-M-Estadista, Inc". N-m-estadista.blogspot.com. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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