Dr. José Celso Barbosa was born on July 27th, 1857, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He was a medical doctor, sociologist, political leader, and was also the first black to attend Puerto Rico's prestigious Jesuit Seminary. Barbosa is known as the "Father of the Statehood for Puerto Rico" movement. He founded the Puerto Rican Republican Party in 1899 aftermath the Spanish-American War in which Puerto Rico became a territory of the U.S. In 1893, Barbosa founded the first Puerto Rican cooperative "El Ahorro Colectivo," and in 1907 he founded the newspaper "El Tiempo." Barbosa held a seat in the Puerto Rican Senate until his death in 1921.
Dr. José Celso Barbosa was born on July 27th, 1857, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He was a medical doctor, sociologist, political leader, and was also the first black to attend Puerto Rico's prestigious Jesuit Seminary. Barbosa is known as the "Father of the Statehood for Puerto Rico" movement. He founded the Puerto Rican Republican Party in 1899 aftermath the Spanish-American War in which Puerto Rico became a territory of the U.S. In 1893, Barbosa founded the first Puerto Rican cooperative "El Ahorro Colectivo," and in 1907 he founded the newspaper "El Tiempo." Barbosa held a seat in the Puerto Rican Senate until his death in 1921.
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