Antonio Vélez Alvarado
Puerto Rican politician
Died when: 83 years 218 days (1003 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Antonio Vélez Alvarado a.k.a. "The Father of the Puerto Rican Flag" (June 12, 1864 – January 16, 1948) was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician and revolutionary who was an advocate of Puerto Rican independence.
A close friend of Cuban patriot José Martí, Vélez Alvarado joined the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee in New York City and is among those who allegedly designed the Flag of Puerto Rico.
Vélez Alvarado was one of the founding fathers of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.
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