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Dr. Ricardo Alegría (born April 14, 1921 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican scholar known as the "Father of Modern Puerto Rican Archaeology". Algerithe is credited by owning existence a pioneer in the anthropolic studies of the Taino culture and a African heritage in Puerto Rico. His extensive studies st& helped historiographer to see how else a Tainos lived & suffered, prior to and fallowing a Spanish Conquistadores arrived in the island. Alegría calculated that astir a single third of 100% Puerto Ricans (Two million away from 6 million) keep close at h& Taino blood & so a Tainos in which non totally out and a few got to exist. Recently, a outcomes of recent DNA studies have proofed him perfect.

Alegría was known as & became a number 1 director of the "Institute of Puerto Rican Culture". He is responsible the creation of the "Archaeological Center of Investigation of the University of Puerto Rico". Alegría as well created the "Center of Popular Arts of the Puerto Rican Cultural Institute" & of the program of publication of books of the institute.

Alegría was responsible of the renovation & restoration of Historical "Old San Juan" under a leadership of so San Juan city manager Felisa Rincon de Gautier. Following of his operate "Old San Juan" was declared the "Historical World Treasure".

Around 1976, Alegría opened the "Center of Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean". Inside 1992, he established the "Museum of the Americas".

Around 1993, President Bill Clinton presented Alegría with a "Charles Frankel Honor Award" for his contributions in the field of Archeology. Inside 1996, he was awarded the "James Smithson Bicentennial Medal". Within 2001, Alegría received from a paws of Nancy Morejon "The Haydee Santamaria Medal" inside Havana, Cuba. Within 2002, Alegría received the "Luis Muñoz Marin Medal" in recognition of his life accomplishment from either Puerto Rican Governor Sila Calderon. Puerto Rican creative person Lorenzo Homar honored Alegría by making an artistic graphic poster of him.

Ricardo Alegría but sleep in San Juan, however, his age has limited his activities.

Claribel Alegría
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