Notable Family Members
Various members of his family were members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party which was presided by Pedro Albizu Campos. His younger sister was Blanca Canales, Nationalist leader of Jayuya who in October 30, 1950 led the Jayuya Uprising revolt against United States colonial rule. His cousins were Elio Torresola, Griselio Torresola one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman and Doris Torresola, all high-ranking members of the party involved in the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts of the 1950s.
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