Isabel González

Quick Facts

Full Name	Isabel González
Occupation	Civil Rights Leader
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1882(1882-05-02)
Age	142
Date Of Death	June 11, 1971, New Jersey
Birthplace	Puerto Rico
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Isabel González Biography

Isabel González is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on May 2, 1882 in Puerto Rico, United States. Remembered for her involvement in the important 1904 United States Supreme Court case Gonzales v. Williams, Gonzalez played a key role in securing United States citizenship rights for her fellow Puerto Ricans.

Thirteen years after Gonzalez’s case was tried in federal court, the Jones- Shafroth Act, which guaranteed United States citizenship to all Puerto Rican citizens, was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Woodrow Wilson.

The child of Antonia and Severo Gonzalez, she grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her first marriage, which ended with her husband’s death, resulted in one child; her second marriage, to Juan Francisco Torres, lasted five decades and produced four children.

Isabel González Net Worth

Isabel González is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Isabel González 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She began her series of court battles after arriving pregnant at Ellis Island, New York, in 1902, to join her fiance in the mainland United States.

While seeking American citizenship, she wrote numerous influential letters to the New York Times.

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Who is Isabel González Dating?

According to our records, Isabel González married to Francisco Torres. As of December 1, 2023, Isabel González’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Isabel Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Isabel González celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

What did Isabel Gonzalez do?

To answer your question, González was the named plaintiff in Gonzales v. Williams (1904), a Supreme Court decision that declared that Puerto Ricans were not aliens, hence not subject to immigration laws. The justices declined to decide whether Puerto Ricans were citizens.

Does Puerto Rico have us citizenship?

The Nationality Act of 1940 established that Puerto Rico was a part of the United States for citizenship purposes. Since January 13, 1941, according to Congress, birth in Puerto Rico amounts to birth in the United States for citizenship purposes.

How do Puerto Ricans get citizenship?

Everyone born in the United States, including Puerto Rico, is automatically a U.S. citizen. Yet people who are not born in the U.S. can still become citizens. Their first step is to become a permanent resident: that is, they must receive a green card.

When did the us acquire Puerto Rico?

They reached their goal in 1897; however, a year later, Spain ceded the island to the United States under the provisions of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War. In 1917 , Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and its people became U.S. citizens.

Who won Downes v Bidwell?

Decision. The Supreme Court decided 5–4 that the newly-annexed territories were not properly part of the United States for purposes of the Constitution in the matter of revenues, administrative matters, and the like.