The activist and former political prisoner Rafael Cancel Miranda He was admitted to a hospital several days ago after a break in his health, his wife, María de los Ángeles Vázquez, confirmed.
“(Rafael) He is alert and fighting for his health“he told The New Day.
Cancel Miranda, 90, was one of the Puerto Rican nationalists who fired on March 1, 1954 in the United States Congress to protest the political situation in Puerto Rico.
As a result, he served 25 years in jail and was later pardoned by the then president of the United States, Jimmy Carter.
Since then, he has dedicated his life to activism for the independence of Puerto Rico.
If he had any changes in his health, Vázquez said his family will announce it.
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