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Among the successful businessmen in this industry were Miguel Conway, who owned a plantation in the town of Hatillo and Juan Nagle whose plantation was located in Río Piedras.
General Alexander O ' Reilly, " Father of the Puerto Rican Militia ", named Tomas O ' Daly chief engineer of modernising the defences of San Juan, this included the fortress of San Cristóbal.
Tomas O ' Daly and Miguel Kirwan were partners in the " Hacienda San Patricio ", which they named after the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick.
A relative of O ' Daly, Demetrio O ' Daly, succeeded Captain Ramon Power y Giralt as the island's delegate to the Spanish Courts.
The plantation no longer exists, however the land in which the plantation was located is now a San Patricio suburb with a shopping mall by the same name.
Puerto Ricans of Irish descent were also instrumental in the development of the island's tobacco industry.
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