Maestro Gutiérrez, as he was called by his disciples, distinguished himself as the most outstanding Puerto Rican musician and composer of the 19th century.

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.

Francisco Oller y Cestero was the first Puerto Rican painter educated in Europe.

Led multiple environmental and historical conservation projects that helped increase awareness and educate current generations about the value of preserving our heritage for the enjoyment of a better future.

Throughout history, women have been subjugated, oppressed and considered inferior beings, lacking some of the rights and opportunities men have had.

Francisco Arriví was born in Santurce, in the capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 24, 1915.

In 1918, in the midst of a massive mobilization of troops in World War I, an epidemic of influenza AH1N1 began to spread and led to a brief but lethal pandemic.