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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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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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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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Sonia Sotomayor-Báez
Sonia Sotomayor-Báez
In 2009, Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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  • Diaspora
  • 23/05/2021
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Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain, which began the expansion of the country beyond North America.
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  • History
  • 23/05/2021
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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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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
The name of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (better known as Arthur A. Schomburg in the U.S.) is probably better known to the African American community than among Puerto Ricans.
  • EnciclopediaPR
  • Diaspora
  • 18/05/2021
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Objetos con historia: la Colección Teodoro Vidal Santoni
  • 04/05/2021

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