Casimiro Berenguer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Berenguer and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.

Casimiro Berenguer Padilla
Born(1909-03-04)March 4, 1909
Bajura, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
DiedFebruary 27, 2000(2000-02-27) (aged 90)
Dominican Republic
Political partyPuerto Rican Nationalist Party
MovementPuerto Rican Independence
SpouseCarmen Carreno Martinez
Children6 (Ramón, Neomi, Raquel, Olga, Neida and Rafael)

Casimiro Berenguer Padilla was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the military instructor of the Cadets of the Republic (Cadetes de la República) who received permission from Ponce Mayor Tormos Diego to celebrate a parade on March 21, 1937, in commemoration of the abolition of slavery and to protest the jailing of its leaders, including Pedro Albizu Campos. The parade resulted in the police riot known as the Ponce massacre.

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