Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón
Puerto Rican politician
Died when: 58 years 235 days (703 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón (April 22, 1855 – December 13, 1913) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, a member of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, and a lifelong political contrarian.
He favored Puerto Rican autonomy when Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony.After the Spanish–American War, when the island was ceded to the United States, he advocated statehood for Puerto Rico.
In later years, Matienzo Cintrón supported Puerto Rico's independence.
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