Olga Viscal Garriga

Dr. Olga Viscal Garriga (May 5, 1929 – June 1995), was a public orator, political activist, and a descendant of a former governor of Puerto Rico. She was a student leader and spokesperson of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party's branch in Rio Piedras. As an advocate for Puerto Rican independence, she was sentenced to eight years in a U.S. federal penitentiary, for refusing to recognize the sovereign authority of the United States over Puerto Rico.

Personal facts

Olga Viscal Garriga
Birth dateMay 05, 1929
Birth place
Brooklyn
Religion
Catholicism
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1995
Place of death
San Juan Puerto Rico

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  1. http://www3.primushost.com/~ginorio/garriga/Old_Pictures/old_pictures.htm