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1910–1992 · Influential Figure · Politics • Economic Development

Politician and economic development leader born November 26, 1910, in Barcelona, Spain. He was an early ally of Luis Muñoz Marín and assisted in the founding of the Popular Democratic Party in 1938. Moscoso became best known for his work promoting economic reform in Puerto Rico, particularly through Fomento Económico and Operation Bootstrap, which he headed from 1942 to 1960 and again from 1973 to 1976. He died June 15, 1992.