Julio Vizcarrondo

Julio Vizcarrondo Coronado (December 9, 1829 1889) was a Puerto Rican abolitionist, journalist, politician and religious leader. He played an instrumental role in the development and passage of the Moret Law which in 1873 abolished slavery in Puerto Rico. Vizcarrondo was also the founder of the Protestant movement in the Iberian Peninsula in the 19th century.

Julio Vizcarrondo Coronado
Julio Vizcarrondo Coronado
Born(1829-12-09)December 9, 1829
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died1889
Madrid, Spain
NationalityPuerto Rican
Occupation(s)Journalist, Political activist
Notes
Vizcarrondo Coronado was founder of the Protestant movement in the Iberian Peninsula in the 19th century
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