José Miguel Gallardo

José Miguel Gallardo

Gallardo at his desk
Governor of Puerto Rico
Interim
In office
July 24  September 19, 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by Guy J. Swope
Succeeded by Rexford Guy Tugwell
In office
November 28, 1940  February 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by William D. Leahy
Succeeded by Guy J. Swope
Personal details
Born (1897-09-29)September 29, 1897
San Germán, Puerto Rico
Died July 18, 1976(1976-07-18) (aged 79)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political party Democratic Party
Profession professor

Dr. José Miguel Gallardo (September 29, 1897 – July 18, 1976) was a professor at the University of Puerto Rico and two-time (acting) Governor of Puerto Rico. He and his wife, fellow professor Ida Gallardo, lived most of their adult lives in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

He is most remembered today as a strong proponent of bilingual education, and he was appointed as Commissioner of Education in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His first task on taking the office was to increase the teaching of English in schools, in preference over Spanish. The intention was that while students would be taught in elementary school in Spanish, they would gradually be taught increasingly in English through high school. His revised education policies were reversed in 1942.

In 1941, he put the island on "war alert" after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Preceded by
William D. Leahy
Governor of Puerto Rico(acting)
1940-1941
Succeeded by
Guy J. Swope
Preceded by
Guy J. Swope
Governor of Puerto Rico(acting)
1941
Succeeded by
Rexford Tugwell


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