| Birth: | Jul. 27, 1857 | | Death: | Sep. 21, 1921 | 
Dr. José Celso Barbosa was born on July 27th, 1857, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He was a medical doctor, sociologist, political leader, and was also the first black to attend Puerto Rico's prestigious Jesuit Seminary. Barbosa is known as the "Father of the Statehood for Puerto Rico" movement. He founded the Puerto Rican Republican Party in 1899 aftermath the Spanish-American War in which Puerto Rico became a territory of the U.S. In 1893, Barbosa founded the first Puerto Rican cooperative "El Ahorro Colectivo," and in 1907 he founded the newspaper "El Tiempo." Barbosa held a seat in the Puerto Rican Senate until his death in 1921. (bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
Search Amazon for José Barbosa | | | Burial:
Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis
San Juan
San Juan Municipality
Puerto Rico, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez
Record added: Nov 10, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9791328 |
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R.I.P.
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Carmen Medina
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Candles
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Thinking of you today on your 90th anniversary in heaven. Every time I visit the Island, I go to your house in Bayamon (which is now a museum), and one can get a sense of the wonderful person you must have been! May you be at rest in heavenly peace Dr. Ba...(Read more)
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