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Rafael Burgos Fuentes

Gender:Male
Era:1950s
State:Puerto Rico
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Biography

Rafael was arrested before the 1950 uprising and committed to San Juan jail by judge Belford Torres. He remained detained during the uprising. Initial weapons-law bail of $1,000 was followed by interrogation on October 28 and a weapons count with $2,000 bail. No completed duration or discharge is established. Source: José Manuel Dávila Marichal, Organizando la revolución: El Ejército Libertador del Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico y la insurrección nacionalista de 1950 (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid doctoral thesis, 2020), physical/printed page 389–390; SHA256 be07767792e7789d4683e0c5787caac280ca95b7f4c93adf2fbfbab5e7a48eb4.

Case

Charges: Illegal possession of weapons
Sentence: Arrested before the 1950 uprising and committed to San Juan jail by judge Belford Torres. He remained detained during the uprising. Initial weapons-law bail of $1,000 was followed by interrogation on October 28 and a weapons count with $2,000 bail. No completed duration or discharge is established.