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On June 8, 1950, the United States government approved Public Law 600, authorizing Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution in 1951. The Constitutional Assembly met for a period of several months between 1951 and 1952 in which the document was written. The framers had to follow only two basic requirements established under Public Law 600. The first was the document must establish a republican form of government for the island. The second was the inclusion of a Bill of Rights.

The Constitution of Puerto Rico renamed the body politic until then known as "People of Puerto Rico", and henceforth known as the "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" (Estado Libre Asociado).

Members of the Constitutional Assembly

Delegate	Party	Constituency	Notes
Acevedo Rosario, ManuelManuel Acevedo Rosario	P	Aguadilla
Alemany Silva, JuanJuan Alemany Silva	P	Guayama
Alvarado, ArcilioArcilio Alvarado	PPD	San Juan I
Alvarez Vicente, EnriqueEnrique Álvarez Vicente	P	Arecibo
Anselmi, Francisco L.Francisco L. Anselmi	P	Ponce
Arrillaga Gaztambide, Francisco A.Francisco A. Arrillaga Gaztambide	PPD	San Juan I
Avila Medina, CarmeloCarmelo Ávila Medina	P	Humacao
Barceló, José B.José B. Barceló	P	Ponce
Barreto Pérez, RamónRamón Barreto Pérez	PPD	San Juan I
Barrios, RamónRamón Barrios	PS	At-large
Benítez RexachJaime Benitez Rexach	PPD	At-large
Berio Suárez, FranciscoFrancisco Berio Suárez	P	Guayama
Brunet Maldonado, VirgilioVirgilio Brunet Maldonado	PPD	At-large
Burgos, AgustínAgustín Burgos	P	Ponce
Canales, MarioMario Canales	P	Ponce
Candelario Arce, ÁngelÁngel Candelario Arce	P	Mayagüez
Carrasquillo, ErnestoErnesto Carrasquillo	P	Humacao
Casillas, DionisioDionisio Casillas	P	Humacao
Cintrón Rivera, José A.José A. Cintrón Rivera	PPD	At-large
Colón, Luis AlfredoLuis Alfredo Colón	P	Aguadilla
Colón, Ramiro L.Ramiro L. Colón	P	Ponce
Davila Diaz, JuanJuan Dávila Díaz	P	Arecibo
Davila Monsanto, JoseJosé M. Dávila Monsanto	P	Guayama
Fernandez Mendez, LionelLionel Fernández Méndez	P	Guayama
Fernos Isern, AntonioAntonio Fernós Isern	PPD	At-large	Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Ferré Aguayo, Luis A.Luis A. Ferré Aguayo	PE	Ponce
Figueroa, AlcidesAlcides Figueroa	P	Aguadilla
Figueroa Carreras, LeopoldoLeopoldo Figueroa Carreras	PE	At-large
Fonfrías, Ernesto JuanErnesto Juan Fonfrías	P	San Juan II
Font Saldaña, JorgeJorge Font Saldaña	PPD	At-large
García Delgado, Juan R.Juan R. García Delgado	PE	Aguadilla
García Méndez, Miguel A.Miguel A. García Méndez	PE	Mayagüez
Gautier, GenaroGenaro Gautier	PPD	San Juan I
Gaztambide Arrillaga, RubénRubén Gaztambide Arrillaga	PPD	San Juan I
Geigel, FernandoFernando J. Géigel	PPD	San Juan I
Goitía, DaríoDarío Goitía	P	Arecibo
Gomez, MariaMaría Libertad Gómez	PPD	At-large
González Blanes, HéctorHéctor González Blanes	PE	San Juan I
Grillasca, AndrésAndrés Grillasca	P	Ponce
Gutiérrez Franqui, VíctorVíctor Gutiérrez Franqui	PPD	At-large
Iriarte, CelestinoCelestino Iriarte	PE	At-large
Izcoa Moure, JesúsJesús Izcoa Moure	P	San Juan II
Lagarde Garcés, LorenzoLorenzo Lagarde Garcés	P	Ponce
Llobet, Jr., RamónRamón Llobet, Jr.	P	San Juan II
Martínez Sandín, RamiroRamiro Martínez Sandín	P	Arecibo
Meléndez Báez, JuanJuan Meléndez Báez	PPD	San Juan I
Mellado, RamónRamón Mellado	P	San Juan II
Mendez, BernardoBernardo Méndez	P	Aguadilla
Mignucci, ArmandoArmando Mignucci	P	Mayagüez
Mimoso Respaldo, JoséJosé Mimoso Respaldo	P	Guayama
Morales Otero, PabloPablo Morales Otero	P	San Juan II
Muñoz Marín, LuisLuis Muñoz Marín	PPD	At-large	Governor of Puerto Rico
Muñoz Rivera, LuisLuis Muñoz Rivera	PPD	San Juan I
Negrón Benítez, EduardoEduardo Negrón Benítez	P	Aguadilla
Negrón López, Luis A.Luis A. Negrón López	PPD	Mayagüez
Nieves, AbrahamAbraham Nieves	P	Guayama
Orsini Martínez, MarioMario Orsini Martínez	P	Humacao
Ortiz, BenjamínBenjamín Ortiz	PPD	At-large
Ortiz Stella, CruzCruz Ortiz Stella	P	Humacao
Padrón Rivera, LinoLino Padrón Rivera	PS	At-large
Palmer, Santiago R.Santiago R. Palmer	PPD	Mayagüez
Parkhurst, Norman E.Norman E. Parkhurst	P	San Juan II
Paz Granela, FranciscoFrancisco Paz Granela	PPD	At-large
Polanco Abreu, SantiagoSantiago Polanco Abreu	PPD	Arecibo
Quiñones, Samuel R.Samuel R. Quiñones	PPD	At-large	President, Senate
Ramirez de Arellano, UbaldinoUbaldino Ramírez de Arellano	P	Mayagüez
Ramos, Ramón MaríaRamón María Ramos	P	Guayama
Ramos Antonini, ErnestoErnesto Ramos Antonini	PPD	At-large	President, House of Representatives
Reyes Delgado, AntonioAntonio Reyes Delgado	PS	At-large
Rivera Candelaria, DoloresDolores Rivera Candelaria	P	Arecibo
Rivera Colón, Heraclio H.Heraclio H. Rivera Colón	P	San Juan II
Rivera Morales, AlejoAlejo Rivera Morales	P	Humacao
Rivera Reyes, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Rivera Reyes	P	Humacao
Rodríguez García, CarmeloCarmelo Rodríguez García	P	Arecibo
Román Benítez, CarlosCarlos Román Benítez	P	San Juan II
Román García, AlfonsoAlfonso Román García	P	Humacao
Rosa, JoaquínJoaquín Rosa	P	Arecibo
Rosario Gelpí, JoséJosé Rosario Gelpí	P	Mayagüez
Sanchez, AlbertoAlberto E. Sánchez	PPD	At-large
Sandín, ÁngelÁngel Sandín	P	Arecibo
Santaliz Capestany, LuisLuis Santaliz Capestany	P	Aguadilla
Solá Morales, YldefonsoYldefonso Solá Morales	P	Guayama
Soto González, Juan B.Juan B. Soto González	PE	At-large
Torrech Genovés, RafaelRafael Torrech Genovés	P	San Juan II
Torres, LucasLucas Torres	P	Ponce
Torres Díaz, PedroPedro Torres Díaz	P	Humacao
Trías Monge, JoséJosé Trías Monge	PPD	At-large
Valentín Vizcarrondo, AugustoAugusto Valentín Vizcarrondo	P	Mayagüez
Vega, BaudilioBaudilio Vega	P	Mayagüez
Velez Gonzalez, SigfredoSigfredo Vélez González	P	Arecibo
Veray, Jr., JoséJosé Veray, Jr.	P	Aguadilla
Villares Rodríguez, JoséJosé Villares Rodríguez	P	Guayama

Committees

Permanent Committees designated by Dr. Antonio Fernós Isern, President of the Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico during the September 25, 1951 session.

Rules Committee

Ortiz Stella, Cruz; Mimoso Raspaldo, José; Colón Velázquez, Luis Alfredo; Santaliz Capestany, Luis; Lionel Fernández Méndez; Negrón Benítez, Eduardo; Rosa Gómez, Joaquín; Vega Berríos, Baudilio; García Delgado, Juan R.; Gelpí Bosch, José Rosario; Barrios Sánchez, Ramón

Publications and Disbursements Committee

1. Palmer Díaz, Santiago R. 2. Román García, Alfonso 3. Dávila Díaz Juan 4. Burgos Rivera, Agustín 5. Casillas Casillas, Dionisio 6. Arrillaga Gaztambide, Francisco 7. Nieves Negrón, Abraham 8. Muñoz Rivera, Luis 9. Parkhurst, Norman E. 10. García Delgado, Juan R. 11. Álvarez Vicente, Enrique

Calendar Committee

1. Ortiz Ortiz, Benjamín 2. Rivera Colón, Heraclio H. 3. Vélez González, Sigfredo 4. Román Benítez, Carlos 5. Berio Suárez, Francisco 6. Mignucci Calder, Armando 7. Torres Díaz, Pedro 8. Torres Santos, Lucas 9. Figueroa Carreras, Leopoldo 10. García Méndez, Miguel A. 11. Barrios Sánchez, Ramón

Preamble, Orders and Amendment Procedures Committee

1. Muñoz Marín, Luis 2. Trías Monge, José 3. Font Saldaña, Jorge 4. Ramos Antonini, Ernesto 5. Fonfrías Rivera, Ernesto Juan 6. Mellado Parsons, Ramón 7. Brunet Maldonado, Virgilio 8. Gautier Dapena, Jenaro 9. Román Benítez, Carlos 10. Colón Velázquez, Luis Alfredo 11. Ferré Aguayo, Luis A. 12. Colón Castaño, Ramiro L. 13. Reyes Delgado, Antonio 14. González Blanes, Héctor 15. Martínez Sandín, Ramiro

Bill of Rights Committee

1. Benítez Rexach, Jaime 2. Carrasquillo Quiñones, Ernesto 3. Méndez Jiménez, Bernardo 4. Brunet Maldonado, Virgilio 5. Ortiz Stella, Cruz 6. Ribera Reyes, Álvaro 7. Paz Granela, Francisco 8. Cintrón Rivera, José A. 9. Sánchez Nazario, Alberto E. 10. Meléndez Báez, Juan 11. Alvarado Alvarado, Arcilio 12. Gaztambide Arrillaga, Rubén 13. González Blanes, Héctor 14. Figueroa Carreras, Leopoldo 15. Soto González, Juan Bautista 16. Padrón Rivera, Lino 17. Reyes Delgado, Antonio

Legislative Branch Committee

1. Negrón López, Luis A. 2. Gaztambide Arrillaga, Rubén 3. Anselmi Rodríguez, Francisco L. 4. Rivera Colón, Heraclio H. 5. Barreto Pérez, Ramón 6. Valentín Vizcarrondo, Augusto 7. Canales Torresola, Mario 8. Ramírez de Arellano Quiñones, Ubaldino 9. Géigel Sabat, Fernando J. 10. Iriarte Miró, Celestino 11. Padrón Rivera, Lino

Executive Branch Committee

1. Quiñones Quiñones, Samuel R. 2. Ribera Reyes, Álvaro 3. Negrón López, Luis A. 4. Goitía Montalvo, Dario 5. Rodríguez García, Carmelo 6. Morales Otero, Pablo 7. Solá Morales, Yldefonso 8. Torrech Genovés, Rafael 9. Gelpí Bosch, José Rosario 10. Veray Hernández Jr., José 11. Reyes Delgado, Antonio

Judicial Branch Committee

1. Ramos Antonini, Ernesto 2. Villares Rodríguez, José 3. Dávila Monsanto, José M. 4. Lagarde Garcés, Lorenzo 5. Polanco Abreu, Santiago 6. Fonfrías Rivera, Ernesto Juan 7. Trías Monge, José 8. Candelario Arce, Ángel M. 9. Gutiérrez Franqui, Víctor 10. Alvarado Alvarado, Arcilio 11. Soto González, Juan Bautista 12. García Méndez, Miguel A. 13. Orsini Martínez, Mario 14. Iriarte Miró, Celestino 15. Padrón Rivera, Lino

Transitory Dispositions and General Affairs Committee

1. Solá Morales, Yldefonso 2. Polanco Abreu, Santiago 3. Sandín Martínez, Angel 4. Anselmi Rodríguez, Francisco L. 5. Ávila Medina, Carmelo 6. Grillasca Salas, Andrés 7. Barceló Oliver, José Bartolo 8. Acevedo Rosario, Manuel 9. Figueroa Oliva, Alcides 10. Rivera Candelaria, Dolores 11. Ferré Aguayo, Luis A. 12. Llobet Díaz, Ramón 13. Veray Hernández Jr., José 14. Rivera Morales, Alejo 15. Martínez Sandín, Ramiro

Drafting and Style Committee

1. Gutiérrez Franqui, Víctor 2. Gómez Garriga, María Libertad 3. Font Saldaña, Jorge 4. Quiñones Quiñones, Samuel R. 5. Benítez Rexach, Jaime 6. Ortiz Ortiz, Benjamín 7. Lionel Fernández Méndez 8. Izcoa Moure, Jesús 9. Alemany Silva, Juan 10. Ramos de Jesús, Ramón María 11. Orsini Martínez, Mario

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