Ramón Emeterio Betances
Puerto Rican independence advocate (1827–1898) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán (April 8, 1827 – September 16, 1898) was a Puerto Rican independence advocate and medical doctor. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolt and designer of the Grito de Lares flag. Since the Grito galvanized a burgeoning nationalist movement among Puerto Ricans, Betances is also considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement and the El Padre de la Patria (The Father of the Homeland). His charitable deeds for people in need, earned him the moniker of El Padre de los Pobres (The Father of the Poor).
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán | |
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Born | (1827-04-08)April 8, 1827 |
Died | September 16, 1898(1898-09-16) (aged 71) |
Occupation(s) | Politician, physician, diplomat |
Partner | Simplicia Jiménez Carlo |
Parent(s) | Felipe Betanzos Ponce María del Carmen Alacán de Montalvo |
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Betances was also a medical doctor and surgeon in Puerto Rico, and one of its first social hygienists. He had established a successful surgery and ophthalmology practice. Betances was also an abolitionist, diplomat, public health administrator, poet, and novelist. He served as representative and contact for Cuba and the Dominican Republic[clarification needed] in Paris.
An adherent of Freemasonry, his political and social activism was deeply influenced by the group's philosophical beliefs.