mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_it8hbea wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Reply to comment by bodhipooh in Jersey City, it’s time to rename Christopher Columbus Drive by HobokenJ

It’s a stretch to imagine that any American, even of Puerto Rican descent, would know who that is lol.

bodhipooh t1_it8wrxu wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:04 PM

Dude, if someone claims to be Puerto Rican and they don't know who LMM was, then they are full of shit. To many, he is the Puerto Rican equivalent of George Washington. Anyone flying into the island is landing at the international airport, which is named after him. A ton of roads, buildings, schools, etc are named after him. And, even in the US he was widely heralded in his lifetime, featured on the cover of TIME magazine three times, and also featured on a USPS stamp.

mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_it8x85e wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:07 PM

Okay I should amend it to non Puerto Rican Americans who are not historians by trade or hobby. I think I’m generally well informed and educated and have never heard of him!

dalovindj t1_it9cq42 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:55 PM

> the Puerto Rican equivalent of George Washington

I love the part where he admits to cutting down the palm tree.

thunderroad45 t1_it8xjig wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:10 PM

I’m not Puerto Rican but I taught in a Puerto Rican neighborhood and the school down the block from mine was named after LMM. My school was named after the musician Rafael Hernandez and another down the street was named after Roberto Clemente. So I’d say with LMM being in that company, he’s pretty well known and highly regarded.