| January 2, 1851 |
Manuel Elzaburu, founder of El Ateneo
Puertorriqueño, is born in San Juan |
| January 6 |
Día de Reyes |
| January 6, 1751 |
José Campeche, known as the
island's first painter, was born in San Juan. |
| January 8, 1912 |
José Ferrer Cintrón -
successful actor and producer, born in San Juan. |
| January 9, 1933 |
Robert Garcia, former Congressman
and first Puerto Rican elected to the NYS Senate. |
| January 10,
1973 |
Félix"Tito"
Trinidad - birthday |
| January 9, 1899 |
Doña Felisa Rincón de
Gautier - Politician, Co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático
and mayor of San Juan for 22 years, is born in Ceiba |
| January 11,
1839 |
Eugenio María de Hostos
y Bonilla, born in Mayagüez, an educator who became involved
in politics. Hostos became famous throughout all Latino America
for his ideologies, and as a thinker, critic, journalist, and sociologist.He
lived most of his adult life outside the island. He was a teacher
who founded colleges and universities. Hostos died in Santo Domingo
on August 11, 1903. |
| January 11,
1842 |
Salvador Brau Asencio,
was a self-taught historian, journalist, poet, and more. Brau was
born in Cabo Rojo. In 1903 he was named official historian. He died
on November 5th, 1912. |
| January 14, 1508 |
First school is founded in Caparra |
| January 15th, 1969 |
Museo del Barrio is established in New
York City - Congratulations! |
| January 22,
1922 |
Sylvia Rexach, composer |
| January 23,
1493 |
San Juan Bautista is
renamed Puerto Rico |
| January 24,
1522 |
Iglesia de San José
is founded (Oldest church still in use in the Americas) |
| January 24,
1874 |
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
is born in Santurce. An AfroBorincano who documented achievements
and culture of Blacks all over the world. A museum in New York carries
his name. |
| January 27,
1513 |
First African slaves brought
to Puerto Rico |
| January 28, 1869 |
Virgilio Dávila (poet) born
in Toa Baja |
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