Carlos Manuel Rosario (1922 – February 1, 1987) was a Puerto Rican activist who served as the executive director of the Spanish Community Advisory Committee.
He was a founder of the Latino Festival in Washington, DC and founded the Program of English Instruction for Latin Americans (PEILA).
During World War II, he served in the United States Army touring in North Africa, France, and Germany.
[2] In 1970, Mayor Walter E. Washington hired Rosario to head the newly formed Spanish Community Advisory Committee which was later named the Office of Latino Affairs.
Carlos Rosario created various programs that allow Hispanic Americans and Hispanic immigrants to integrate into American society,[3] such as: Carlos Rosario stated that people referred to him as "The Godfather" because he was the builder of the Latino community in Washington D.C.[1] Carlos Rosario suffered a heart attack on February 1, 1987, while vacationing in Puerto Rico and died in a hospital in Dorado, Puerto Rico at the age of 65.