Teodoro Moscoso
| Teodoro Moscoso Mora | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Venezuela | |
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In office May 23, 1961 – November 21, 1961 |
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| President | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Edward J. Sparks |
| Succeeded by | C. Allen Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1910 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | June 15, 1992 (aged 81) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Alma mater |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Michigan |
| Profession | businessman, Diplomatic corps, politician |
José Teodoro Moscoso Mora (November 26, 1910 - June 15, 1992), was a Puerto Rican businessman and politician known as "the architect of Operation Bootstrap".
Moscoso's parents were Teodoro Moscoso Rodriguez, the founder of "Farmacias Moscoso" (Moscoso Pharmacies), in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and Alejandrina Mora Fajardo, from the Balearic island of Majorca, Spain. Alejandrina was pregnant when she and her husband were visiting Barcelona, Spain. Moscoso Mora was born during their visit and soon afterward the Moscosos returned to Puerto Rico. Moscoso Rodriguez attended to his pharmacy, which was located in the center of Ponce.
The Moscosos sent their son to New York where he obtained his early education. Afterward he moved to Ponce and graduated from Ponce High School. After graduation he attended the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy (now the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia) to follow in his father's profession. After three years, he transferred to the University of Michigan, where he graduated in 1932. Moscoso returned to Ponce and worked in his father's pharmacy. The pharmacies, an island-wide chain, operated from their founding in 1915 until 1995 when they were sold to Farmacias El Amal, another local chain. He married Gloria Sánchez Vilella.
Moscoso left the family business and helped win for the Ponce Housing Authority (PHA) an imperiled $2-million grant. In the midst of the Great Depression, the grant aided the construction of nearly 1,000 homes in Ponce. Moscoso's success caught the attention of various Puerto Rican government officials. In 1940, Moscoso joined the Popular Democratic Party after meeting Luis Muñoz Marín, and became instrumental in making Luis Muñoz Marín's vision of an industrialized Puerto Rico a reality.
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