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Felipe Gutiérrez y Espinosa
Felipe Gutiérrez y Espinosa
Maestro Gutiérrez, as he was called by his disciples, distinguished himself as the most outstanding Puerto Rican musician and composer of the 19th century.
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  • Music
  • 03/08/2021
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Sotero Figueroa Hernández
Sotero Figueroa Hernández
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.
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  • Diaspora
  • 24/06/2021
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Francisco Oller y Cestero
Francisco Oller y Cestero
Francisco Oller y Cestero was the first Puerto Rican painter educated in Europe.
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  • Plastic Arts
  • 23/05/2021
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Francisco Javier Blanco-Cestero
Francisco Javier Blanco-Cestero
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.
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  • Architecture
  • 23/05/2021
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Feminism in Puerto Rico
Feminism in Puerto Rico
Throughout history, women have been subjugated, oppressed and considered inferior beings, lacking some of the rights and opportunities men have had.
  • EnciclopediaPR
  • Society
  • 20/05/2021
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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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From the forgotten Flu Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 1918-1919, to the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020
From the forgotten Flu Pandemic in Puerto Rico, 1918-1919, to the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020
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.
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  • Public Health
  • 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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