Ramón Power y Giralt
Ramón Power y Giralt | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1775 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Died | June 10, 1813 (aged 37) Cádiz, Spain |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1795–1809 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | Santo Domingo against an invasion by French forces |
Captain Ramón Power y Giralt (October 7, 1775 – June 10, 1813) was a Spanish Navy officer and politician. According to historian Lidio Cruz Monclova, Power was among the first native-born Puerto Ricans to refer to himself as a "Puerto Rican" and to fight for the equal representation of Puerto Rico before the Cortes of Cádiz, the government of Spain at the time.