Carlos M. Rabassa Torres

Carlos M. Rabassa Torres, one of Juana Díaz’s most distinguished citizens, was born on October 23, 1897, and was remembered as an excellent human being, a prolific father, and an exemplary husband. Industrious from an early age, he worked as a driver of public cars and as a merchant, aspiring to serve his people in other roles. He worked as a marshal in 1940, served as mayor from 1944 to 1948, and was then elected Representative to the Chamber. A friend of the poor and of workers, he founded the C.T.T. labor organization and became one of its great leaders, earning the admiration and respect of his town for his work as a labor leader and politician.

Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico · United States