TY - BOOK AU - Baralt,Guillermo A. TI - Historia del Tribunal Federal en Puerto Rico : 1899-1999 SN - 1932243186 AV - KGV 2530 .B3713 2004 U1 - 347.7295 PY - 2004/// CY - Hato Rey, P.R. PB - Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas KW - United States KW - District Court (Puerto Rico) KW - History KW - District courts KW - Puerto Rico N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 643-664) and index; A historical overview of Puerto Rico in the days before the Spanish-American War -- Organization of the courts during and after the Spanish-American War -- The Federal Court opens its doors at 54 Fortaleza Street (1900-1917) -- The first two decades of the Federal Court in Puerto Rico -- A land besieged by revolutionary nationalism, financial crisis and alcoholism (1920-1939) -- The Commonwealth : challenges rebutted and rebuttals challenged -- Renewal in Judge Hiram R. Cancio's Court -- Is there a Puerto Rican influence on the U.S. District Court? -- Disenchantment during the eighties -- Puerto Ricans disheartened after navigating the seas of optimism ER -