Salvador Padilla, a native of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

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 served as Puerto Rico

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 Governor

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 Rafael Hernandez Colon

Rafael Hernández Colón

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's last Secretary of State from January 1992 to January 2, 1993. He also served as Adjutant General

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 of the Puerto Rico National Guard

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. He died in 2010.

Professionally, General Padilla was an engineer

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 and planner

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. He was the author of several planning studies relating to Puerto Rico.

Publications

•Air rights : potencial uses of air space in Puerto Rico above and below public transportation routes
by Salvador M. Padilla y Asociados.
San Juan, P.R. : Dept. of Transportation and Public Works, 1975.

•San Juan Metropolitan Area Transportation Study : highway plan update 1995
by Salvador M. Padilla y Asociados.
San Juan, Puerto Rico : Puerto Rico Highway Authority, 1975.

•Isla Mona land use schemes for the petroleum base project
by Salvador M. Padilla y Asociados.
Hato Rey, P.R. : SMP, 1974.

•A general neighborhood renewal plan for the eastern central area of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
by Puerto Rico. Administración de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda.
Río Piedras, P.R. : The Administration, 1965.

•A general neighborhood renewal plan for the eastern central area of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
by Puerto Rico. Departamento de la Vivienda.
Río Piedras, P.R. : The Administration, 1965.

Sources

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