Antonio Vélez Alvarado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAntonio Vélez Alvarado
Puerto Rican politician
Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1864
Place of Birth: Manatí, Puerto Rico, United States
Date of Death: 16-Jan-1948
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Antonio Vélez Alvarado
- Antonio Vélez Alvarado a.k.a.
- "The Father of the Puerto Rican Flag" (June 12, 1864 – January 16, 1948) was a Puerto Rican journalist, politician and revolutionary who was an advocate of Puerto Rican independence.
- A close friend of Cuban patriot José Martí, Vélez Alvarado joined the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Committee in New York City and is among those who allegedly designed the Flag of Puerto Rico.
- Vélez Alvarado was one of the founding fathers of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.
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