Hemeterio Colón Warens
Hemeterio Colón Warens | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hemeterio Colón Warens | |
| Born | 26 July 1839 |
| Died | 20 September 1889 |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, Educator, Land surveyor, and Mayor |
Hemeterio Colón Warens (sometimes erroneously spelled "Emeterio Colón Warrens" or "Emeterio Colón Warens") was a Puerto Rican educator and mayor of the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico.
Early years[edit]
Hemeterio Colón Warens was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 26 July 1839, the son of Sebastián Colón and Marcelina Warens.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Colón Warens was a teacher in San Germán and Humacao.[3] While in Humacao, he founded the newspapers "La Abeja" and "La Juventud".[4] Colon Warens was a supporter of political autonomy for Puerto Rico, and he used his papers to gain sympathizers.[5] He moved to Cayey, where he opened a school and became Mayor there in 1873. He also opened a school in San Lorenzo.[6] Ten years later, in 1883, he founded the Colegio Central Ponceño (Ponce Central School) in Ponce.[7] Colegio Central Ponceño was founded together with Román Baldorioty de Castro and under the authorization of Governor Miguel de la Vega Inclán, and it was a second level school.[8]
Death, legacy and honors[edit]
He died in Ponce on 20 September 1889.[9] He was 50 years old. The city of Ponce built a school in 1814 and named it after him.[10] He is also honored at the Park for the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Hombres Ilustres. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Manual de Informacion sobre Cayey: La mejor ciudad de Las Americas. Government of Puerto Rico. p.9. Undated. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ XIX_CIUDADES_PRINCIPALES.pdf El libro de Puerto Rico: Capitulo XIX: Ciudades Principales: Ponce: Breve Sipnosis Historica, by Juan Braschi.[permanent dead link] E. Fernandez Garcia, editor. Francis W. Hoadley & Eugenio Astol, co-editors. San Juan, Puerto Rico: El Libro Azul Publishing Company. 1923. Page 1063. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Cuadro de Humacaeños Ilustres. Puerto Rico Ilustrado. 23 December 1939. p.23. (Available at: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Humacao.) Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Hombres Ilustres. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Manual de Informacion sobre Cayey: La mejor ciudad de Las Americas. Government of Puerto Rico. p.9. Undated. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ La Guerra Hispanoamericana en Puerto Rico y sus antecendentes. Francisco M. Berroa Ubiera. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Hombres Ilustres. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Manual de Informacion sobre Cayey: La mejor ciudad de Las Americas. Government of Puerto Rico. p.7. Undated. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Hombres Ilustres. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Manual de Informacion sobre Cayey: La mejor ciudad de Las Americas. Government of Puerto Rico. p.9. Undated. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Cronología de gobernadores del siglo XIX. Archived 29 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Hombres Ilustres. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Manual de Informacion sobre Cayey: La mejor ciudad de Las Americas. Government of Puerto Rico. p.9. Undated. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Celebran un siglo en la Hemeterio Colón. Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 32. Issue 1578. Page 24. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Education. Travel Ponce. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
