Birth Name:

Rafael Celestino Benítez

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Mar 09, 1917

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Juncos, Juncos, Puerto Rico

Age:

107

Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

Astrology Data:

Sun

18°

Pis

31'

About Rafael Celestino Benítez

Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benítez (March 9, 1917 – March 6, 1999) was a highly decorated American submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS Cochino during the Cold War. After retiring from the navy, he was Pan American World Airways' vice president for Latin America. He taught international law for 16 years at the University of Miami School of Law, and served as associate dean, interim dean and director and founder of the foreign graduate law program. While there, he founded the comparative law LL.M. program, the inter-American law LL.M. program, and the Inter-American Law Review. After his death, the university established a scholarship in his memory to benefit a foreign attorney who is enrolled in one of the Law School's LL.M. programs.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• "Rafael C. Benítez". Wikinfo. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-10-10.

• Richard Goldstein (April 5, 1999). "Rear Admiral R.C. Benitez, 81, Dies; Led Cold War Rescue". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-10-21.

• "USS Cochino". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. Retrieved 2006-10-10.

• "USS Cochino". NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 2006-10-10.

• "USS Cochino". On Eternal Patrol. Retrieved 2006-10-10.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Rafael Celestino Benítez: Sun 18 Pisces, Moon 26 Virgo, Mercury 1 Pisces, Venus 6 Pisces, Mars 16 Pisces, Jupiter 4 Taurus, Saturn 23 Cancer, Uranus 21 Aquarius, Neptune 2 Leo, Pluto 2 Cancer, Mercury Quincunx Neptune, Sun Conjunct Mars, Mercury Conjunct Venus, Sun Semi Square Jupiter, Sun Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Mercury Sextile Jupiter, Mercury Trine Pluto, Venus Sextile Jupiter, Venus Sesquiquadrate Saturn, Venus Trine Pluto, Mars Semi Square Jupiter, Mars Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Jupiter Square Neptune, Jupiter Sextile Pluto, Saturn Quincunx Uranus, Neptune Semi Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Rafael Celestino Benítez: Puerto Rico, March 9 births, Recipients of the Silver Star, 1999 deaths, United States Navy rear admirals (upper half), United States Naval Academy alumni, University of Miami faculty, United States submarine commanders, Puerto Rican United States Navy personnel, Puerto Rican military officers, 1917 births, People from Juncos, Puerto Rican academics, United States Navy personnel of World War II

Photo attribution: Rafael C. Benitez, see above