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Ana Otero Hernández
Ana Otero Hernández
Ana Otero Hernández was known as the successor to the great pianist Manuel Gregorio Tavárez, in his own words. She was also the first woman in Puerto Rico to conduct an orchestra.
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  • Music
  • 03/08/2021
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Ana Roqué Géigel de Duprey
Ana Roqué Géigel de Duprey
Ana Roqué Géigel de Duprey led the fight for women’s rights, especially the right to vote.
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  • Education
  • 27/06/2021
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Antonia Sáez Torres
Antonia Sáez Torres
Like many other members of the 1930s generation, she was known for defending teaching in Spanish, the vernacular of Puerto Ricans, at a time in the Island’s history when English was imposed as the main language in the public schools.
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  • Education
  • 27/06/2021
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Ricardo E. Alegría
Ricardo E. Alegría
Ricardo Alegría led important archaeological excavations in Puerto Rico.
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  • Archeology
  • 23/05/2021
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African heritage in Puerto Rican music
African heritage in Puerto Rican music
The history of African influences in Puerto Rican music begins long before 1508, the year in which the Spanish settled the island, and 1492, when Christopher Columbus made Europeans aware of the New World.
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  • Music
  • 23/05/2021
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María Luisa Arcelay de la Rosa
María Luisa Arcelay de la Rosa
A leader of the Puerto Rican needlework industry in the early 20th century, she was also the first woman elected to the Puerto Rican legislature and the first female legislator in all of Latin America.
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  • Government
  • 23/05/2021
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Francisco Arriví
Francisco Arriví
Francisco Arriví was born in Santurce, in the capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 24, 1915.
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  • Theater
  • 20/05/2021
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Abolition of slavery (1873)
Abolition of slavery (1873)
On March 22, 1873, the Spanish Cortes approved the law that eliminated slavery in Puerto Rico.
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  • History
  • 18/05/2021
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Aurora Levins-Morales
Aurora Levins-Morales
Aurora Levins Morales’ writings are characterized by her commitment to give expression to the experiences of women, Puerto Ricans, and other populations of color.
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  • Diaspora
  • 18/05/2021
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Abraham Rodríguez Jr.
Abraham Rodríguez Jr.
One of the newest and talented prose fiction voices in U.S. Puerto Rican literature to emerge during the 1990s was Abraham Rodríguez (aka Abraham Rodriguez, Jr.).
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  • Diaspora
  • 18/05/2021
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