José Miguel Gallardo

José Miguel Gallardo
Acting Governor of Puerto Rico
In office
July 24, 1941 – September 19, 1941
Preceded byGuy J. Swope (acting)
Succeeded byRexford Tugwell
In office
November 28, 1940 – February 3, 1941
Preceded byWilliam D. Leahy
Succeeded byGuy J. Swope (acting)
Personal details
Born(1897-09-29)September 29, 1897
San Germán, Puerto Rico
DiedJuly 18, 1976(1976-07-18) (aged 79)
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Political partyDemocratic
EducationPark University (BA)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (MA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law (LLB)

José Miguel Gallardo (September 29, 1897 – July 18, 1976) was a professor at the University of Puerto Rico and two-time acting governor of Puerto Rico. He and his wife, fellow professor Ida Gallardo, lived most of their adult lives in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.[1]

Graduated from with a Bachelors in Arts from Park College. Received his M.A. degree at Pennsylvania State University.

He is most remembered today as a strong proponent of bilingual education, and he was appointed as Commissioner of Education in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His first task on taking the office was to increase the teaching of English in schools, in preference over Spanish. The intention was that while students would be taught in elementary school in Spanish, they would gradually be taught increasingly in English through high school. His revised education policies were reversed in 1942.[2]

In 1941, he put the island on "war alert" after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

References

  1. ^ "Gallardo, Miguel 1949-2005".
  2. ^ "José Miguel Gallardo Brief".
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Puerto Rico
Acting
1940–1941 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Puerto Rico
Acting
1941 		Succeeded by


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