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  RAFAEL CORDERO (EDUCATOR) : Encyclopedia Entry
Rafael Cordero (1790 1868), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and known as "The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico", was a self-educated Puerto Rican of African ancestry who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race.
At the beginning of the 19th century Rafael Cordero established, in his house, a free school for all children, regardless of race, who were unable to afford an education otherwise.
The house in Luna Street, where Rafael Cordero taught, was remodeled by the Government of Puerto Rico and is registered as a historical site in the National Register of Historical Places.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Rafael_Cordero_%28educator%29   (536 words)

  
 Rafael Cordero (educator) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rafael Cordero (1790 1868), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a self-educated Puerto Rican of African ancestry who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race.
At the beginning of the 19th century Rafael Cordero established, in his house, a free school for all children, regardless of race, who were unable to afford an education otherwise.
In 1890, Rafael Cordero was immortalized in a painting titled La Escuela del Maestro Rafael Cordero by the artist Francisco Oller which can be seen in the Puerto Rican Athenaeum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rafael_Cordero_(educator)   (457 words)

  
 Rafael Cordero (educator)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rafael Cordero (1790-1868), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a self-educated Puerto Rican of African ancestary.
At the beginning of the 19th century Rafael Cordero established, in his house, a free school for all or any children, regardless of race, who were unable to afford an education otherwise.
In 2004, the Roman Catholic Church began the process of Cordero's beatification.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Rafael-Cordero-(educator).htm   (378 words)

  
 African immigration to Puerto Rico information - Search.com
Such were the cases of Rafael Hernández (1892-1965) and Pedro Albizu Campos (1891-1965) who were assigned to the 396th Infantry Regiment, African-American regiment which gained fame during World War I and became known as the "Harlem Hell Fighters".
What Rafael Cortijo did with his orchestra was to modernize these Puerto Rican folkloric rhythms with piano, bass, saxophones, trumpets, and other percussion instruments such as timbales, bongos, and replacing the typical barriles (skin covered barrels) with congas.
Rafael Cepeda (1910-1996) a.k.a "The Patriarch of the Bomba and the Plena" was the patriarch of the Cepeda Family.
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 Rafael Cordero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rafael Cordero, former mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
This page was last modified 02:49, 4 June 2004.
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 Ralph Dumain: "The Autodidact Project": "Schomburg: Cultural Education & Empowerment " by John Anthony Lugo
Rafael Cordero Molina founded the first school for Blacks, mulattos, and the poor in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1810.
Rafael Cordero Molina believed that the first duty of a nation was to educate its people.
Schomburg's strong identification with Rafael Cordero Molina may have accounted for his strong beliefs in equal‑opportunity community education.
www.autodidactproject.org /other/schomburg1.html   (4527 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Rafael Cordero (educator)
Rafael Cordero (1790 – 1868), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a self-educated Puerto Rican of African ancestry.
He was given 100 pesos, which he in turn gave away to those in need.
The Teachers' Association of Puerto Rico (Asociacion de Maestros de Puerto Rico) annually awards the teacher who has distingished himself or herself in the field of public or private education with the National Medal Rafael Cordero.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Rafael_Cordero_(educator)   (497 words)

  
 List of Puerto Ricans - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rafael Hernandez, Composer of "Preciosa " and "Lamento Borincano "
Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago, former mayor of Ponce
Rafael Cordero, beatified in 2004 by Pope John Paul II Dr. Concha Melendez, educator, writer poet
www.iridis.com /List_of_Puerto_Ricans   (1604 words)

  
 Recovering the Hispanic Past: Historiography in a Void.
Even though the first university in America was Hispanic and the first school activities were in Hispanic "New Spain" (California, Texas, and Florida), racial prejudice has contributed to brief references that range from the negative to the neutral.
She became a nun in 1669 and continued her efforts to pursue an education and to write about secular themes, despite opposition from her superiors.
Rafael Cordero y Molina (1790-1868) was a Black educator who contributed to the development of elementary education in Puerto Rico.
www.eric.ed.gov /ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=ED333092   (422 words)

  
 Henry Braid Wilson, Admiral, United States Navy
He was a war hero and one of Camden's most celebrated natives, but most residents have no idea for whom the city's busiest thoroughfare was named.
"I've often wondered who he was," said Marsha Yorinks, an English-as-a-second-language teacher at the Rafael Cordero Molina School.
Admiral Henry Braid Wilson - yes, the boulevard was named after him - was born in 1861 on Mount Vernon Street to an influential Camden family.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /hbwilson.htm   (1101 words)

  
 AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES of the Dominican Studies Institute
This documentary is an account of the political activities in the Dominican Republic from the death of dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (1961) to the election of Joaquín Balaguer in 1966.
This is the story of the Mirabal sisters during the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.
This is the first part of a three-video long documentary based on the political, economic, and social conditions that led to the rising of the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo in the Dominican Republic.
www.ccny.cuny.edu /dsi/avcollection.htm   (4372 words)

  
 Puerto Rico's Culture: Famous Puerto Ricans: A-C
In 1867, he was a member of the Puerto Rican commission, which participated in the Overseas Information Committee in Madrid, Spain.
In 1907, he established the newspaper "El Tiempo." He was a member of the Executive Cabinet from 1900 to 1917 and held a seat in the Puerto Rican Senate from 1917 until his death on December, 1921 in San Juan.
One of Puerto Rico's leading 20th-century poets, influenced by Luis Llorens Torres, Clair Lair, Rafael Alberti and Pablo Neruda, she was a prominent member of the literary Vanguard movement in San Juan in the late 1930s.
welcome.topuertorico.org /culture/famousprA-C.shtml   (3229 words)

  
 Timeline
March 1, 1954 - Four Nationalists (Lolita Lebrón, Andrés Figeroa Cordero, Rafael Cancel Miranda, and Irvin Flores) open fire in the U.S. House of Representatives wounding several members of Congress.
May 30, 1961 - Dominican dictator, Rafael L. Trujillo, is killed in the Dominican Republic.
September 28, 1961 - The office of the FBI in San Juan receives information that, before the death of Dominican dictator Trujillo, there had been a plot to assassinate either Governor Muñoz Marín of Puerto Rico, President Rómulo Betancourt of Venezuela, or Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba.
www.pr-secretfiles.net /timeline_all.html   (3300 words)

  
 Salvadori Center | Our Work | Programs
Salvadori architect-educators mentor teachers on-site, bringing excitement to classrooms and making real-world connections to math, science, history, language arts and art lessons on a daily basis.
Ella Baker School eighth graders are designing, sketching and building log cabins out of dowel rods throughout the spring semester with teacher Alberto Wilmore and architect-educator Pat Shuford.
Rafael Cordero y Molina IS 184, South Bronx
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 TUREYCU! THE S.A.T.I.N. S.K.Y! WEB DIRECTORY NAVIGATION
Rafael Cepeda, composer, "The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena"
Rafael Hernandez, Composer of "Preciosa" and "Lamento Borincano"
Rafael Cordero,educator beatified in 2004 by Pope John Paul II Juan R. Correa-Pérez, Ph.D.,scientist, clinical andrologist and embryologist
www.starworksentertainment.com /NAVSKY.htm   (4378 words)

  
 Articles - Black History in Puerto Rico   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Santitos Colon, former mayor of Cabo Rojo, and first Puerto Rican to win an election as an independent candidate.
Rafael Cordero, educator who set up a school for children of all races.
Rafael Cepeda, percussionist and composer of the bomba genre
www.furniture-center.net /articles/Black_history_in_Puerto_Rico?mySession=2b2d78f470202cd583cada35af67734b   (1440 words)

  
 List of Puerto Ricans - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rafael Hernandez, Composer of "Preciosa" and "Lamento Borincano"
Rafael Hernández Colón, 4th elected governor of Puerto Rico
Rafael Cordero,educator beatified in 2004 by Pope John Paul II
www.grohol.com /psypsych/List_of_famous_Puerto_Ricans   (2386 words)

  
 Beatification of Puerto Rican Teacher in the Works   (Site not responding. Last check: )
San Juan Archbishop Roberto González Nieves will announce today the opening of the process to beatify Rafael Cordero, a teacher who history has distinguished as "Puerto Rico's lay saint".
EL VOCERO learned that Church authorities began an investigation into his life close to one year ago.
Cordero is affectionately known in Puerto Rico as el maestro Rafael ("the teacher Rafael").
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-religion/963543/posts   (945 words)

  
 List of famous Puerto Ricans Article, ListfamousPuertoRicans Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rafael Jose Diaz, "Rafael Jose", singer and television host
Rafael Hernandez, Composer of " Preciosa " and " Lamento Borincano "
Rafael Cordero, beatified in 2004 by PopeJohn Paul II Eugenio Maria de Hostos (see alsoPoliticians above)
www.anoca.org /player/rican/list_of_famous_puerto_ricans.html   (1195 words)

  
 TIENDA BORICUA, Antojitos y más...
He was also a fervent abolitionist and a women's rights advocate.
Tapia received his primary education in San Juan with the guidance of the renowned educator Rafael Cordero, who was an inspiration early in his life.
Tapia worked for the State Department when an unexpected event took place.
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 Science Fresh : Article 'Vanesa Littlecrow'   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pedro Albizu Campos, founder of the Nationalist Party Blanca Canales, nationalist who led the Jayuya revolt Roman Baldorioty de Castro, "The Father of Puerto Rico's Autonomy" Oscar Collazo, one of two nationalists who attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman Dr.
Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia, founder of the Puerto Rican Independence Party Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago, former mayor of Ponce Jose de Diego, "The Father of Puerto Rico's Independence Movement" Dr.
Nitza Margarita Cintron,scientist, Chief of NASA's (JSC) Space and Health Care Systems Office Rafael Cordero,educator beatified in 2004 by Pope John Paul II Dr.
www.sci-fresh.net /DisplayArticle840296.html   (962 words)

  
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In prison she has finished her bachelor's degree and continues studying psychology, health and environmental questions.
Final Word Puerto Rican Nationalists Oscar Collazo, Lolita Lebron, Irving Flores, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Rafael Cancel Miranda spent between 25 and 29 years in U.S.jails for their activities in support of Puerto Rico's independence and self-determination until they were pardoned by president Jimmy Carter.
It is urgent that we join efforts so that the same thing will not happen to the political prisoners and prisoners of war who today find themselves serving sentences in U.S. jails.
www.etext.org /Politics/Autonome.Forum/Political.Prisoners/Puerto.Rico/pro-libertad.campaign.1995   (6207 words)

  
 All power, no puff
Colon Gibson also realized during her college years that she wanted to become a teacher.
She returned to the Camden School District where she helped educate children for 23 years in multiple capacities, including tenures as a bilingual teacher and as principal at Broadway School and Rafael Cordero Molina School.
Along the way, Colon Gibson overcame prejudices against her sex and race.
www.rowanmagazine.com /features/feature13   (1889 words)

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