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Jos Celso Barbosa

Jos Celso Barbosa

Dr. Jos Celso Barbosa

Member of the Executive Cabinet

In office

19001917

Member of the Senate of Puerto Rico

In office

19171921

Personal details

Born 27 July 1857

Bayamn, Puerto Rico

Died 21 September 1921 (aged 64)

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Nationality Puerto Rican

Political party Puerto Rican Republican Party

Spouse(s) Beln Snchez

Children Twelve (12)

Alma mater Medical School of the University of Michigan

Profession Medical physician, sociologist, and political leader of Puerto Rico

Dr. Jos Celso Barbosa (July 27, 1857September 21, 1921) was a medical Physician, sociologist, and political

leader of Puerto Rico. Known within Puerto Rico's New Progressive Party as "The father of the Statehood for PuertoRico movement",

[1]Barbosa was also the first Puerto Rican earn a medical degree in the United States.

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Early years

House where Dr. Barbosa was born

Barbosa was born in the city of Bayamn, Puerto Rico;

he received both his primary and secondary education

in Puerto Rico. He was the first person who had both

black ancestry and white ancestry to attend Puerto

Rico's prestigious Jesuit Seminary. After graduating

from the Seminary, Barbosa tutored private students to

save money to attend college. In 1875, he moved to

New York to attend prep school where he learned

English in a year.[2]

Originally Barbosa wished to become a lawyer, but

after a bout of pneumonia in New York City, his doctor

recommended he study medicine rather than law. In

1877, he was admitted to the medical school of the

University of Michigan, where he graduated valedictorian of the class of 1880. He returned to the island where he setup his practice in his native hometown.

[3]

First Puerto Rican with an American medical degree

The Spanish government did not recognize Barbosa's medical degree as it was not from one of the European

universities. It took the intervention of the American consul to the island for Barbosa's degree to be recognized.

Barbosa was the first person in the island with an American medical degree. He practiced medicine all over the

island, and introduced the novel idea of employers paying a fee for the future health care needs of their employees (a

very early health insurance system). In 1893, Barbosa founded the first Puerto Rican cooperative and named it "El

Ahorro Colectivo".[2]

Political career

Barbosa was a member of the Autonomous Party led by Romn Baldorioty de Castro but left because of ideological

differences.

In 1898, when the United States bombarded and blockaded San Juan during the SpanishAmerican War, Barbosa

together with other doctors who lived in Bayamon, traveled to the town of Catao and boarded a ferry headed

towards San Juan. Barbosa, as member of the Red Cross, went to the aid of the wounded Puerto Rican and Spanish

soldiers. The ferry trip which crossed San Juan Bay was dangerous due to cannon fire. Barbosa and those with him

were recommended by the Spanish government to be decorated with the Cruz de la Orden del Mrito Naval (The

Naval Cross of the Order of Merit) for their bravery.[4]

On July 4, 1899, Barbosa formed the pro-statehood Puerto Rican Republican Party as a reaction to the outcome of

the Spanish-American War, in which Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States; he became known as the

father of the "Statehood for Puerto Rico" movement.[1]

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Later years

Bust of Dr. Barbosa

On June 5, 1900, President William McKinley named Barbosa, together with

Rosendo Matienzo Cintrn, Jos de Diego, Manuel Camuas and Andrs

Crosas as part of an Executive Cabinet under U.S. appointed Governor

Charles H. Allen. The Executive Cabinet also included six American

members.[5] Barbosa served in Executive Cabinet until 1917 and as a member

of the first Puerto Rican Senate from 1917 to 1921. In 1907, he established

the newspaper "El Tiempo", the first bilingual newspaper on the island. Jos

Celso Barbosa died in San Juan on September 21, 1921. He was laid to rest in

Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in Old San Juan. His daughter

Pilar Barbosa would one day become a renowned historian, the Official

Historian of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1997 and a political activist who would

carry on her father's work.[6]

Recognition

In honour of Barbosa's accomplishments, Puerto Rico has declared his birthday, July 27, an official holiday.

Barbosa's house in Bayamn has been converted into a museum in which many of his awards, certificates, books and

other artifacts of interest are exhibited.[7]

On July 20, 2006 the House of Representatives approved the Dr. Jose Celso

Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at

100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as the Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building. On

August 1, 2006, the President of the United States, George W. Bush signed the bill. It's now Public Law 109-253.[8]

References

[1] Nacimiento del Partido Nuevo Progresista (http://www.pnp. org/historia.htm)

[2] Jose Ceelso Barbosa Alcala (http://www.angelfire.com/ny/conexion/barbosa_alcala_jose_celso.html)

[3] Famous Puerto Ricans (http://topuertorico.org/culture/famousprA-C.shtml)

[4] El Museo del 98 (http://home.coqui. net/sarrasin/museo8.htm#anchor121033)

[5] Chronology of Puerto Rico in the Spanish-American War (http://www.loc. gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronpr. html)

[6] Pilar Barbosa de Rosario (http://www.angelfire. com/ny/conexion/barbosa_de_rosario_pilar. html)

[7] Museo Jos Celso Barbosa (http://travelandsports.com/mjcb961. htm)

[8] BILL HONOURING Dr. Jos Celso Barbosa (http://www.house. gov/list/press/pr00_fortuno/03_07_06. html)

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