One of the most tireless defenders of independence for Puerto Rico under Spanish colonial rule, Sotero Figueroa was a mulatto artisan who, in addition to working as a typographer, was also a journalist, poet and playwright.

José de Diego was born in Aguadilla on April 16, 1866. His parents were Felipe de Diego and Elisa Martínez.

The contradictions and complexity of the human being, in constant social interaction, dynamic and conflicting, are some of the themes present in this writer’s poetry.

During the first half of the 20th century, the literary production of the Puerto Rican population in the United States, which lived mainly in New York City in those decades, was quite limited.

The observance of May Day originated in the era when capitalism began to become the dominant socio-economic system in England, in the last third of the 18th century.

The only Latina woman to win the four most important prizes in the U.S. entertainment industry: an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and the Antoinette Perry Award for excellence in theater.

The European military, spiritual and cultural conquest of the Americas had its most concrete expression in the founding of cities.

Sexual exploitation and human trafficking are among the main social problems around the world.

Wood carvings of saints have become a national symbol of Puerto Rico. It is a form of artisanry and popular imagery also called “Santos de Palo.”

At the end of the 1940s, Puerto Rico began a process called Operation Bootstrap in coordination with U.S. capital interests.