Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matienzo and the second or maternal family name is Cintrón.
Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón
BornApril 22, 1855
Luquillo, Puerto Rico
DiedDecember 13, 1913(1913-12-13) (aged 58)
Luquillo, Puerto Rico
EducationUniversity of Barcelona (JD)
OccupationsLawyer, politician

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 possession. After the Spanish–American War, when the archipelago and 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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