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Major General Carlos Fernando Chardón also referred to as "Fernando Chardón"〔Various notable members of his family were named "Carlos Chardón". He preferred to be referred to as "Fernando Chardón" to avoid confusion with the others.〕 (September 5, 1907 - December 9, 1981), was the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973 and the Puerto Rico Adjutant General from 1973 to 1975. ==Early years== Chardón (birth name: Carlos Fernando Chardón Palacios) was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Carlos Felix Chardón and Isabel Palacios Pelletier. His great-grandfather, Juan Bautista Chardón, a Catholic native of Champagne, France, immigrated to Puerto Rico from Louisiana in 1816, encouraged by the Royal Decree of Graces issued by the Spanish Crown.〔(Archivo General de Puerto Rico: Documentos ), Retrieved August 3, 2007〕 Chardón received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. After graduating from high school, he enrolled and attended the University of Cornell In 1928, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering.〔"Historia militar de Puerto Rico" Coleccion Encuentros (in Spanish); author= Hector Andres Negroni; Publisher: Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario; ISBN 84-7844-138-7.〕 Chardon participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in Los Angeles, California, United States. He did fencing and represented Cornell University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlos Fernando Chardón」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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