* Hernández, Rafael and Coatsworth, John H., ed.

Rafael Hernández Colón became the undisputed leader of the PPD at age 36.

Rafael Hernández Colón became the head of government for the second time in 1984, was reelected in 1988 and remained in power until 1992.

It has also been the birthplace of several important political figures of the island, including Luis A. Ferré and Rafael Hernández Colón, both former governors of Puerto Rico, as well as the childhood town of governor Roberto Sanchez Vilella.

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After leading a " Statehood Crusade " throughout the islands of Puerto Rico, in 1991 he became president of the PNP, successfully leading an opposition to a referendum sponsored by the then Governor of the island, Rafael Hernández Colón.

A similar attempt to privatize PRTC in 1988, under then Governor Rafael Hernández Colón, led to a similar strike which doomed the sale.

After it became public knowledge that De Jesus had acquired HIV and had become a sufferer of AIDS, governor Rafael Hernández Colón pardoned him.

Notable players include Hugo Sánchez, Claudio Suárez, Luis Hernández, Francisco Palencia, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Memo Ochoa, Jared Borgetti, Rafael Márquez, Pável Pardo, Ramón Ramírez, Jorge Campos, Javier Hernandez, and Oswaldo Sánchez.

* Rafael Hernández Airport, Aguadilla

Rafael Hernández Airport is an airport located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

It is named after the Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández Marín.

In 1988, Rafael Hernández Airport started to surface as an alternative to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, when Carnival Air Lines and ATA began jet services there.

* Argentina: Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, 6 years ; Rafael Hernández National College of La Plata, 5 years ( formerly 6 years ), after 7 years of primary school ; and Gymnasium Universidad Nacional de Tucumán 61 years.

* Rafael Hernández Marin-" El Cumbanchero "

It operated charter flights to the Dominican Republic from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport in Mayagüez.

Some of the bolero's leading composers have come from nearby countries, most especially the prolific Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández ; another example is Mexico's Agustín Lara.

Some of the poets who took the time to create works in relation to this southern town are E. Myriam Rodríguez Hernández, Manuel Díaz Rodríguez, Karina Arroyo, Carlos J. Velazquez Cruz ( creator and editor of the journal Yagrumal ), Elan Rafael Novoa, Miguel Feliciano Román, Silvio Echevarría Rodríguez, Rigoberto Ramirez Cruz, Marcos Ortiz Gelpi, Peter J. Ramos, Ramon Rivera ( Bonye ), among others.

He also recorded for the TH, EMI Latin, and Polygram labels, including the well regarded production inspired by the music of Rafael Hernández, entitled " Enamorado ".

That same year, in the general elections held in November, Romero Barceló lost his gubernatorial seat against former governor and opposing party rival Rafael Hernández Colón ( PPD ).

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* October 15 – Rafael Vaganian, Armenian chess grandmaster

* October 24 – Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic ( d. 1961 )

Ferrer and Clooney had five children: Miguel ( born February 7, 1955 ), Maria ( born May 29, 1956 ), Gabriel ( born December 1, 1957 ), Monsita ( born October 13, 1958 ) and Rafael ( born March 23, 1960 ).

Their third child was born on October 28, 1974, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Joaquin Rafael Bottom.

Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina (; October 24, 1891 – May 30, 1961 ), nicknamed El Jefe (, The Chief or The Boss ), ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix ; ( born October 28, 1974 ), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is an American film actor.

Independence forces under José Rafael de Iriarte arrived to the town on 4 October 1810.

Melquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz, usually known as Mel Martinez ( born October 23, 1946 ), is a former United States Senator from Florida and served as Chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007, the first Latino to serve as chairman of a major party.

Miguel of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança ) ( September 19, 1853 – October 11, 1927 ) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.

The organization also produces the annual National Bioneers Conference each October in San Rafael, California.

Currently the conference takes place annually in San Rafael, California, on the third weekend in October.

Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay ( March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994 ) was a Puerto Rican actor.

Rafael Cordero Santiago ( October 24, 1942-January 17, 2004 ) – better known as Churumba – was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1989 to 2004.

Patria Mercedes Mirabal ( February 27, 1924 – November 25, 1960 ), Bélgica Adela " Dedé " Mirabal-Reyes ( March 1, 1925 – present ), María Argentina Minerva Mirabal ( March 12, 1926 – November 25, 1960 ) and Antonia María Teresa Mirabal ( October 15, 1936 – November 25, 1960 ) were citizens of the Dominican Republic who fervently opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.

For instance, the Interior Minister, José Barrionuevo, and his associate Rafael Vera, were convicted of the kidnapping of Segundo Marey, and General Galindo and the civil governor of Guipuzcoa, Julen Elgorriaga, were found guilty of the murder of Joxe Antonio Lasa and Joxe Ignacio Zabala in October 1983.

José Rafael Carrera Turcios ( 24 October 1814 Guatemala City – 14 April 1865 Guatemala City ) was the ruler of Guatemala from 1844 to 1848 and from 1851 until his death in 1865.

Rafael Carrera was born on October 24, 1814 in Candelaria barrio of Guatemala City towards the end of the Spanish colonial period.

Rafael Cordero ( October, 1790 – July 5, 1868 ), known as " The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico ", was a self-educated Puerto Rican who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race or social standing.

On October 14, 2007 the company changed its name from Rafael Armament Development Authority Ltd. to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

Rafael Antonio Furcal ( born October 24, 1977 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic ), is a Major League Baseball shortstop who is currently with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rafael Bielsa ( center ), speaking in the press room of the Casa Rosada on 4 October 2005

He reached the semifinals in Tokyo in October, defeating Ryan Harrison, Ernests Gulbis, and Bernard Tomic, before falling to Rafael Nadal.