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In 1936 Porrata-Doría became project engineer for the Puerto Rico
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Porrata-Doría Gutierre de Pando, sometimes shortened to Francisco Luis Porrata-Doria Pando, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 4 May 1890. His parents were
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