Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States / 32ndo Presidente de los Estados Unidos

— 1933 - 1945 —

Franklin D. Roosevelt Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2022

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

President Roosevelt was a central figure in world events during the mid twentieth century, leading the nation during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Although left paraplegic, when stricken with polio, he won four presidential elections.

As a world leader he championed the internationalist cause and gave his wholehearted support to the United Kingdom against the onslaught of the Axis powers. His wide-ranging domestic accomplishments include the creation of the Work Progress Administration (WPA), the National Progress Administration (NPA), and the Social Security Act. Locally, he named Rexford G. Tugwell governor of Puerto Rico, the last mainlander to hold this title. He also signed the PR Reconstruction Act (PRAL), among others.

President Roosevelt visited Puerto Rico while in office, arriving at Mayagüez, on July 6, 1934, where he was welcomed by Governor Blanton Winship, traveling thereafter to San Juan, where he spent the night at the Governors Mansion. After giving a brief radio broadcast, he left on July 7 on the USS Houston.
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Roosevelt fue una figura central en los eventos que conmovieron al mundo a mediados del siglo veinte, liderando a la nación durante un período de crisis económica y de Guerra Mundial. Tras enfermar de polio, resultó parapléjico. No obstante, ganó cuatro elecciones presidenciales.

Como un líder mundial, encabezó la causa internacionalista y le dio su apoyo total al Reino Unido ante el embate de los poderes del Eje. Sus logros en el ambito doméstico incluyen la creación del "Work Progress Administration” (WPA), el "National Progress Administration (NPA) y el Seguro Social. Localmente, nombró a Rexford G. Tugwell gobernador de Puerto Rico, siendo éste el último norteamericano en ocupar este cargo. Firmó además, la "PR Reconstruction Act" (PRA), entre otros.

El Presidente Roosevelt visitó Puerto Rico siendo incumbente arribando por Mayagüez el 6 de julio de 1934, donde fuera recibido por el entonces Gobernador Blanton Winship, viajando luego a San Juan, donde pernoctó en la Fortaleza, luego de ofrecer un breve mensaje radial, partió el 7 de julio en el USS Houston.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1934.

Location. 18° 27.972′

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 8, 2022

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt Marker

Featured marker is behind right statue.

N, 66° 6.359′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Marker is on Avenida de la Constitución/Constitution Avenue (State Highway 25/26) west of C.Reverendo Gerardo Dávila/Rev. Gerardo Dávila St., on the right when traveling east. Marker is in the Walkway of the Presidents across the street from the Puerto Rican capitol. Avenida de la Constitución/Constitution Avenue is one-way eastbound. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Harry S. Truman (here, next to this marker); Puerto Rico World War I Memorial / Monumento Puertorriqueño a la Primera Guerra Mundial (a few steps from this marker); Herbert Hoover (a few steps from this marker); Theodore Roosevelt (a few steps from this marker); Dwight D. Eisenhower (within shouting distance of this marker); John F. Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); Masacre de Lod / Lod Massacre (within shouting distance of this marker); Lyndon B. Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.