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Puerto Rican politician
Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón[note 1] (April 22, 1855 – December 13, 1913) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, a member of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, and a lifelong political contrarian.
He favored Puerto Rican autonomy when Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony. After the Spanish–American War, when the island was ceded to the United States, he advocated statehood for Puerto Rico. In later years, Matienzo Cintrón supported Puerto Rico's independence.
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Early years
Matienzo Cintrón was born in the town of Luquillo, Puerto Rico where he received his primary and secondary education. He moved to Spain to continue his education at the University of Barcelona, and earned his law degree there in 1875.
His daughter, Carlota Matienzo Román, was born in 1881 in Barcelona.[1]
Upon his return to Puerto Rico with his wife and new daughter, he moved to the city of Mayagüez and established his law practice.