Manuel Corchado y Juarbe (September 12, 1840 – November 30, 1884) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician who defended the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a university in Puerto Rico. Through his written works he criticized the way the people of Puerto Rico were being treated by the island's Spanish-appointed governor.
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12 September 1840 Isabela, Puerto Rico
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Died |
30 November 1884 (aged 44) Madrid, Spain
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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