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Sandra María Esteves
Sandra María Esteves
Sandra María Esteves is one of the few female voices that was part of the well-known Nuyorican poetry movement during its early years in the 1970s in New York City.
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  • Diaspora
  • 03/08/2021
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Puerto Rican emigration to Florida
Puerto Rican emigration to Florida
The modern history of Puerto Rican migration to Florida dates to the late 19th century.
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  • Society
  • 27/06/2021
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History of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
History of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
The history of electricity service in Puerto Rico began in March of 1893 in the town of Villalba, in the central region of the Island.
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  • History
  • 23/05/2021
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Enrique Laguerre
Enrique Laguerre
Prominent writer who wrote novels, plays, short stories, essays and journalism.
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  • Literature
  • 20/05/2021
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Esmeralda Santiago
Esmeralda Santiago
The publication of her autobiographical memoir When I was Puerto Rican (1993) immediately gained Esmeralda Santiago critical attention as a talented and deliberate narrator of women’s oppressive experiences in a sexist cultural and social environment.
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  • Diaspora
  • 20/05/2021
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HumanitiesPR: Recent Projects
Objetos con historia: la Colección Teodoro Vidal Santoni
  • 04/05/2021

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