Dreta de l'Eixample in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Teodoro Moscoso
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022
1. Teodoro Moscoso Marker
In this building on November 26, 1910, was born Teodoro Moscoso, Ambassador of the United States of America, Minister of Industry and proponent of economic development in Puerto Rico.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Hispanic Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is November 26, 1910.
Location. 41° 23.58′ N, 2° 9.67′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Dreta de l'Eixample. Marker is on Rambla de Catalunya, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rambla de Catalunya 88, Barcelona, Cataluña 08008, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Maria Aurèlia Capmany (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Joan Giné i Partagàs (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Catalan-Basque Civil War Relations (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Josep M. Lopez-Pico (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Frederic Mompou i Dencausse
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Also see . . . Teodoro Moscoso (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: José Teodoro Moscoso Mora (November 26, 1910 – June 15, 1992), was a Puerto Rican businessman and politician known as "the architect of Operation Bootstrap"....Under Governor Muñoz Marín's administration, Moscoso led a project known as Operation Bootstrap. This administration realized that agriculture alone would not be able to provide employment for the burgeoning population, and sought to use the advantages of free access to the American market, plus a ready, inexpensive, and trained labor force, to rapidly industrialize the country. The country experienced rapid economic progress during the decades of 1950–1970. The ambitious project stimulated various industries through federal and local tax exemption as well as through government assistance, to invest in Puerto Rico. Moscoso succeeded in attracting worldwide capital investment to the Commonwealth;(Submitted on May 15, 2022.)this, in turn, helped transform the island into a modern industrial society. The Economist later reported: "one century of economic development . . . achieved in a decade."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 20222. Teodoro Moscoso Marker - wide viewThe marker is above and to the left of the entrance to the tobacco shop and is quite easy to miss.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2022
3. Teodoro Moscoso Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
