# El Aguila de Sabana Grande - Source Packet

Public Short: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hWVoA-tRQvE

## Receipt Spine

- Felix Rigau Carrera was from Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico.
- Cradle of Aviation presents him as the first Puerto Rican pilot and the first Puerto Rican to pilot a fixed-wing aircraft.
- Smithsonian identifies Rigau as the first Hispanic fighter pilot in the U.S. Marines and says he became Puerto Rico's first air mailman after World War I.
- The nickname `El Aguila de Sabana Grande` is supported by the Smithsonian and Transportation History source trail.

## Source Trail

- Cradle of Aviation Museum, `Celebrando Cultura - Felix Rigau Carrera`: https://www.cradleofaviation.org/plan_your_visit/celebrando-cultura/felix-rigau-carrera.html
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, `Four History-Making Latinos You Should Know`: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/four-history-making-latinos-you-should-know
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Wall of Honor profile: `Mr. Felix R. Rigau Carrera`
- Transportation History, `National Hispanic Heritage Month - Felix Rigau Carrera, Pilot`
- Local source/posting reference: `boricua-receipts-felix-rigau-aguila-source-lock-v1-2026-09-29.md`
- Local source/posting reference: `felix-rigau-aguila-final-caption-source-packet-2026-09-29.md`
- Local source/posting reference: `felix-rigau-aguila-platform-schedule-receipt-2026-09-29.md`

## Guardrails

- Do not claim first in the Caribbean.
- Do not say Rigau invented aviation in Puerto Rico.
- Keep generated Curtiss Jenny-style art framed as atmosphere only.
- Treat the Cradle cockpit image as a source-card/reference image unless rights/source-use are cleared for broader public reuse.