Luis R. Esteves

Luis R. Esteves Völckers
Luis R. Esteves in 1915
Born	(1893-04-30)April 30, 1893 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Died	March 12, 1958(1958-03-12) (aged 64) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Buried	Old Urban Cemetery in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Army National Guard
Years of service	1915–1957
Rank	Major General
Unit	Puerto Rico National Guard
Commands held	92nd Infantry Brigade Puerto Rico Adjutant General
Battles/wars	Mexican Border War 1950–1954 Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts
Other work	Los Barrabases ¡Los Soldados Son Así!

Major General Luis Raul Esteves (April 30, 1893 – March 12, 1958) was the first Puerto Rican and the first American citizen of Hispanic heritage to graduate from the United States Military Academy (West Point), and the founder of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Of his West Point class, that included Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Joseph McNarney, James Van Fleet and George E. Stratemeyer, Esteves was the first to achieve the rank of general.^[1]