Salvador M. Padilla Escabi


Salvador Padilla, was born on September 19, 1924 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico served as Puerto Rico Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon's last Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from January 1992 to January 2, 1993. Padilla Escabi studied in the schools public system and in the
then earned a BA in agriculture and mechanical arts of the University of Puerto Rico. He then completed Studies graduate at the University of Cornell and in 1958 is the first Puerto Rican that gets the PhD in planning. Salvador Padilla began his military career in the United States Army Reserve in 1942 making it to the rank of Sergeant. Earned his committion as a 2nd lieutenant thru the Army Officer Candidate School. Also served as Puerto Rico Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Mayor General Salvador M. Padilla Escabi was the founder of the Language Center at Fort Allen, Puerto Rico. He died on July 21, 2010 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
Professionally, General Padilla was an engineer and planner. He was the author of several planning studies relating to Puerto Rico.

Legacy

In 2011 the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Fort Allen, Puerto Rico was inaugurated and dedicated posthumously as Mayor General Salvador M. Padilla Escabi Armed Forces Reserve Center.

Publications

•Air rights : potencial uses of air space in Puerto Rico above and below public transportation routes
by Salvador M. Padilla y Asociados.
San Juan, P.R. : Dept. of Transportation and Public Works, 1975.
•San Juan Metropolitan Area Transportation Study : highway plan update 1995
by Salvador M. Padilla y Asociados.
San Juan, Puerto Rico : Puerto Rico Highway Authority, 1975.
•Isla Mona land use schemes for the petroleum base project
by Salvador M. Padilla y Asociados.
Hato Rey, P.R. : SMP, 1974.
•A general neighborhood renewal plan for the eastern central area of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
by Puerto Rico. Administración de Renovación Urbana y Vivienda.
Río Piedras, P.R. : The Administration, 1965.
•A general neighborhood renewal plan for the eastern central area of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
by Puerto Rico. Departamento de la Vivienda.
Río Piedras, P.R. : The Administration, 1965.