Carlos Gallisá


Carlos Gallisá Bisbal was a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and independence movement leader.

Education

After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Gallisá practiced labor law. He became politicized through the Vieques protests against the United States Navy.

Politics

He was elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the Puerto Rican Independence Party in 1972. In 1973 he left the PIP to join the more radical Puerto Rican Socialist Party. In 1983, Gallisá became general secretary of the PSP.
Gallisá suffered harassment due to his politics, including a firebombing of his law office. He testified at the United Nations on the decolonization issue.
Following the disbanding of the PSP in 1993, Gallisá became a leader of the New Puerto Rican Independence Movement and later the Hostosian National Independence Movement. He was also a columnist for the newspaper Claridad and a regular news commentator on "Fuego Cruzado", a radio program aired by WSKN-AM in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Publications

Gallisá Bisbal died in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 7 December 2018. He was 85 years old.