Luis R. Esteves
Luis R. Esteves | |
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Esteves in 1915 | |
| Born | April 30, 1893 |
| Died | March 12, 1958 (aged 64) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Army National Guard |
| Service years | 1915–1957 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Puerto Rico National Guard |
| Commands | 92nd Infantry Brigade Puerto Rico Adjutant General |
| Conflicts | Mexican Border War World War I World War II Puerto Rican Nationalist Party insurgency |
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Major General Luis Raul Esteves (April 30, 1893 – March 12, 1958) was the first Puerto Rican and the first American citizen of Hispanic heritage to graduate from the United States Military Academy (West Point), and the founder of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Of his West Point class, that included Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Joseph McNarney, James Van Fleet and George E. Stratemeyer, Esteves was the first to achieve the rank of general.