Manuel Zeno Gandía
Manuel Zeno Gandía | |
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Born | January 10, 1855 Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
Died | January 30, 1930 San Juan, Puerto Rico | (aged 75)
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Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Notable works | La Charca |
Relatives | Eduardo Neumann Gandía (cousin)[1] |
Manuel Zeno Gandía (January 10, 1855 – January 30, 1930) was a
Early years
Zeno Gandía was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, to wealthy land-owning parents. After receiving his primary and secondary education in his hometown, he went to Spain where he studied medicine at the University of Barcelona's school of medicine. He graduated with the titles of Doctor in Medicine and Surgeon. He developed his love for political literature during his stay in Spain. His interest in politics led him to become an outspoken advocate for Puerto Rican independence.[2] Eduardo Neumann Gandía was his cousin.[3]
Physician, poet and novelist
When Zeno Gandía returned to Puerto Rico, he set up his medical practice in the city of
Journalist
While in Ponce, Zeno Gandia was already politically active and, as many others during this time in Puerto Rico, he used the press to publish his political ideas. With Amy Braschi, he founded in Ponce the paper El Estudio in 1896. Around 1900, he also founded La Opinion and led it as its editor. In 1902, he then bought La Correspondencia and directed it until 1914. To keep up with his growing journalism business, he imported Puerto Rico's first monotype press and its first Rotary printing press.[12]
Politician and independence advocate
Zeno Gandia was the first Puerto Rican to propose the creation of an independence party for Puerto Rico.
Legacy
Zeno Gandía died in
See also
References
- ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera Y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. 1987. p. 160.
- ^ a b c La Charca
- ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera Y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. 1987. p. 160.
- ^ La Charca de Manuel Zeno Gandia. María M. Silvestrini Ruiz. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Library. 2 May 2002.
- ^ La Charca: Novela de Manuel Zeno Gandía. Rebeca Meléndez Rosario. University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Library. September 2011. Accessed 24 March 2018.
- ^ Ramon Morel Campos. Guia local y de comercio de la ciudad de Ponce: Apuntes referentes a la fundacion de la mismadatos sobre su administracion, y noticias importantes, seguido de un ramillete literarioy anuncios recomendados. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta El Telegrafo. 1895. page 114.
- Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla, y La Campana de la Almudaina: Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la Segunda Decada del Siglo XX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editorial Corripio, C. por A. Third edition. 1992. p.318.
- ^ "La charca". Independent Publishers Group. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Dominguez, Aurora Lydia (29 March 2022). "How Reading Diverse Books in Puerto Rico Inspired My Reading Habits". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla, y La Campana de la Almudaina: Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la Segunda Decada del Siglo XX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editorial Corripio, C. por A. Third edition. 1992. p.410.
- Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla, y La Campana de la Almudaina: Historia de Ponce desde sus comienzos hasta la Segunda Decada del Siglo XX. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editorial Corripio, C. por A. Third edition. 1992. p.318-319.
- ^ Manuel Zeno Gandía. Biografias y Vidas: La Encyclopedia Biografica en Linea. 2018. Accessed 24 March 2018.
- ^ Manuel Zeno Gandía. Biografias y Vidas: La Encyclopedia Biografica en Linea. 2018. Accessed 24 March 2018.
- ^ Manuel Zeno Gandía. Biografias y Vidas: La Encyclopedia Biografica en Linea. 2018. Accessed 24 March 2018.
- ^ Luis Llorens Torres Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chronology of Puerto Rico in the Spanish–American War
- ^ Literature. Travel Ponce. Retrieved 17 June 2012.