Legacy
Among the honors and recognitions bestowed on Juan Morel Campos are the following: The Free School of Music Juan Morel Campos in San Juan. There is a Juan Morel Campos Secondary School in Brooklyn, New York and a Jr. High School in Ponce. There is a Juan Morel Campos statue in the Plaza Las Delicias in Ponce. There is a housing development, also in Ponce, named after Morel Campos. On May 23, 1984, the Government of Puerto Rico declared May 16 of every year to be celebrated as "Juan Morel Campos Day" and that November 23 be known as "The Day of the Composer". In 2001, Morel Campos was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. His nephew Pedro Albizu Campos went on to become a famous political leader. Domingo Cruz "Cocolia" became director of the Firefighters' Band upon the untimely death of Morel Campos. In his native Ponce, he is recognized at the Ponce Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.
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