Salvador Brau

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brau and the second or maternal family name is Asencio.
Salvador Brau
Official Historian of Puerto Rico
In office
1908–1912
Preceded byFrancisco Mariano Quiñones
Succeeded byCayetano Coll y Toste
Personal details
BornSalvador Brau y Asencio
(1842-01-11)January 11, 1842
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
DiedNovember 5, 1912(1912-11-05) (aged 70)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona (BLitt, D.Litt.)
Occupationjournalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, historian, and sociologist.

Salvador Brau y Asencio (January 11, 1842 – November 5, 1912) was a Puerto Rican journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, historian, and sociologist. He was designated the official historian of Puerto Rico by the first American-appointed governor of the island.

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