His Eminence Luis Cardinal Aponte Martinez (August 4,1922 -) was the first Puerto Rican to be consecrated a Cardinal of the Catholic Church and for 34 years was the Archbishop of San Juan.
His Eminence Luis Cardinal Aponte Martinez (August 4,1922)-priest. Martinez was born in the town of Lajas, Puerto Rico and was the first Puerto Rican to be consecrated as a Cardinal of the Catholic Church and for 34 years was the Archbishop of San Juan.