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

Velda González de Modestti

(Hatillo, 1933 - Carolina, 2016)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023

1. Velda González de Modestti Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Actriz, comediante, productora, promotora cultural y defensora de la cultura puertorriqueña. Senadora de 1981 a 2005. Autora de la ley 54 de 1989, conocida como "Ley Contra la Violencia Doméstica".

Actress, comidienne, producer, cultural promoter and defender of Puerto Rican culture. Senator from 1981 to 2005. She authored Public Law 54 of 1989, known as "Law against Domestic Violence".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Entertainment • Government & Politics • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.

Location. 18° 27.959′ N, 66° 6.453′ 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 (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida de la Constitución 9, 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. Celeste Benítez Rivera (here, next to this marker); Lola Rodríguez de Tió (here, next

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to this marker); Luisa Capetillo (here, next to this marker); Miriam Naveira Merly (here, next to this marker); María Martínez Acosta de Pérez Almiroty (here, next to this marker); Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (here, next to this marker); María Luisa Arcelay de la Rosa (here, next to this marker); Ileana Colón Carlo (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023

2. Velda González de Modestti Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.