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On August 14 of 2019, Lt. Augusto Rodríguez earthly remains were exhumed from his gravesite at
Firefighters Pantheon at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut. On the 15th. At one o clock in the afternoon, his earthly remains where honored with full military honor by the Puerto Rico
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During the 19th century, commerce existed between the ports of the eastern coast of the United States and Puerto Rico. Ship records show that many Puerto Ricans traveled on ships that sailed from and to the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Many of them settled in places such as
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In March 1865, Rodríguez and the 15th
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