Carlos García Portela | |
State Senate: | Puerto Rico |
District: | San Juan |
Term Start: | 1965 |
Term End: | 1969 |
Party: | Popular Democratic Party |
Birth Name: | Carlos Edgardo García Portela |
Birth Date: | 18 November 1921 |
Birth Place: | Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
Death Place: | Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
Spouse: | Carmen Irene Goyco Monagas |
Children: | Carlos García Goyco Osvaldo García Goyco Carenín García Goyco Edgardo García Goyco |
Profession: | Lawyer, Politician, Senator |
Carlos Edgardo García Portela (November 18, 1921, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico – January 2, 2011) was a Puerto Rican lawyer, politician and former senator.
He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969 representing the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
Carlos García Portela was born on November 18, 1921, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He was the son of dentist and politician Carlos García del Rosario and Amparo Portela Pérez.
García Portela was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico, representing the District of San Juan, at the 1964 general elections. He served in that position until 1968.
García Portela was married to Carmen Irene Goyco Monagas. They had four children together: Carlos, Osvaldo, Carenín and Edgardo.
He died on January 2, 2011, at the age of 89. He was buried at Buxeda Memorial Park in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.