Rivera, Leopoldo.

Biography

Rivera, Leopoldo. (Leopold; Luis); b. October 14, 1904, Maunabo, Puerto Rico; Puerto Rican; Married; Seaman; No Passport issued; Domicile 20 South Spring Street, Baltimore, Maryland and Baltimore, Maryland; Sailed January 5, 1937 aboard the Champlain; Arrived to Spain via Massanet on January 21, 1938; Served at Teruel or in the Retreats; Hospitalized in France; Returned to the US on July 22, 1938 aboard the Washington, listed his return address as Bold Street, Baltimore, Maryland; d. April 1978, Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Sources: Figueres List; RGASPI, Fond 545, Opis 6, Delos 36, 849 & 970; José Alejandro Ortiz Carrión and Teresita Torres Rivera, Voluntarios de la Libertad, Puertorriqueños en Defensa de la República Española 1936-1939. Code A