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| | "Cultural Life," from Puerto Rico: A Guide to the Island of Boriquén |
 | | Among these writers was Francisco Gonzalo Marín, author of El Emisario and El Ruiseñor, who, upon becoming convinced that it was impossible to bring about the independence of Puerto Rico, went to fight for the liberty of another country, and died in the Cuban jungle. |
 | | Francisco Cortés, pianist and composer, is best known for his dramatic and descriptive compositions, among which are Nuit de Nöel, played for the first time in Paris, where he studied, and Une Fête á Cuba, an orchestral arrangement. |
 | | Francisco Oller (1833-1917), born almost a hundred years after Campeche, showed exceptional talent from the age of twelve, and training by Spanish and French masters greatly developed it. |
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