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Sila María Calderón Serra is a Puerto Rican politician, businesswoman, and philanthropist who served as Governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She is the first woman elected to that office; Wanda Vázquez Garced would become the second in 2019. Prior to serving as governor, Calderón held various positions in the Government of Puerto Rico, including the 12th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from 1988 to 1989, and Chief of Staff to Governor Rafael Hernández Colón. She was also Mayor of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, from 1997 to 2001. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. September 1942
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“I have never felt like a second-class citizen. I consider myself a U. S. citizen. I appreciate and treasure my U. S. citizenship. I would never renounce or consider losing that citizenship. I want my children and their children to always have it.”

Sila María Calderón

Interview with Caribbean Business (December 3, 1998)

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“The people from Puerto Rico already decided they want to be permanently linked to the United States. There's nothing else to be said about that matter.”

Sila María Calderón

Interview with Caribbean Business (December 3, 1998)

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