Manuel Corchado y Juarbe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manuel Corchado y Juarbe

Puerto Rican activist

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1840

Place of Birth: Isabela, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1884

Profession: poet, journalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Manuel Corchado y Juarbe (September 12, 1840 – November 30, 1884) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician who defended the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a university in Puerto Rico.
Through his written works he criticized the way the people of Puerto Rico were being treated by the island's Spanish-appointed governor.