Juan Mari Brás
Juan Mari Brás (December 2, 1927 – September 10, 2010) was an advocate for Puerto Rican independence from the United States who founded the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP). On October 25, 2006, he became the first person to receive a Puerto Rican citizenship certificate from the Puerto Rico State Department. His son, Santiago Mari Pesquera, was assassinated by a suspected far-right activist in 1976. In 2009, documents revealed the FBI had known of a plot to assassinate Mari Brás but did not share the information with him.
Juan Mari Brás | |
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Mari Brás after receiving the first Certificate of Citizenship of Puerto Rico, September 14, 2007 | |
| Born | December 2, 1927 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Died | September 10, 2010 (aged 82) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Education | Florida Southern College, American University |
| Organization(s) | Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP), Hostosian National Independence Movement |
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