Santiago Iglesias Pantín Iglesias was elected to a four-year term as Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner to the US House of Representatives on November 8, 1932. Born in La Coruña, Spain in 1872, he later immigrated to Cuba. He spent seven years organizing the labor movement, was forced to flee from Cuba due to his support of… Continue reading Santiago Iglesias Pantín Iglesias, Resident Commissioner 1932
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Happy Birthday to Carlos Romero-Barceló, Politician and Public Servant
Happy Birthday to politician and public servant Carlos Romero-Barceló, born in San Juan Puerto Rico. Barceló is the first former Governor of Puerto Rico who also served in the US Congress. His position in Congress was as Resident Commissioner, which is the only voice in Congress for the 3.7 million citizens of Puerto Rico. Barceló graduated from… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Carlos Romero-Barceló, Politician and Public Servant
Happy Birthday to Oscar de la Renta 1932
Perhaps it was growing up as the only son with six sisters, perhaps the art study in Madrid or the influence of the vibrant tropics in which he was raised … or each of these and more contributed to design the successful businessman, humanitarian and fashion rock star known as Oscar de la Renta. A… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Oscar de la Renta 1932
José Montoya, Poet, Activist, Teacher and Painter
Happy Birthday to José Montoya (1932 – 2013), poet, activist, teacher and painter, born on May 28, 1932. Montoya’s grandparents from Mexico received a land grant from the US government. They settled near Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Montoya was born. Montoya earned his MFA at Sacramento State University. He helped to found the Mexican American… Continue reading José Montoya, Poet, Activist, Teacher and Painter
Fernando Botero, Colombian Artist
April 19, 1932 is the birthday of iconoclastic Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Known for his highly stylized figurative portraits and sculptures, Botero studied art in Madrid and Paris. His subjects range from everyday portraits of men and women engaged in everyday life to highly politicized portrayals of searing events, including the violence of Colombia’s drug… Continue reading Fernando Botero, Colombian Artist