Eugenio María de Hostos

Eugenio María de Hostos y de Bonilla (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, and Puerto Rican independence advocate.

Eugenio María de Hostos
Portrait by Francisco Oller
BornEugenio María de Hostos y de Bonilla
January 11, 1839
Mayagüez, Captaincy General of Puerto Rico
DiedAugust 11, 1903 (aged 64)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Resting placeNational Pantheon of the Dominican Republic
Occupation
NationalityPuerto Rican
Literary movementPuerto Rican independence
Notable worksLa Peregrinación de Bayoán
SpouseBelinda Otilia de Ayala y Quintana
ChildrenEugenio Carlos, Luisa Amelia, Bayoán Lautaro, Adolfo Jose, Filipo Luis Duarte, María Angelina
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