Santiago Iglesias | |
|---|---|
 Iglesias c. 1939 | |
| Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – December 5, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | José Lorenzo Pesquera |
| Succeeded by | Bolívar Pagán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Santiago Iglesias Pantín February 22, 1872 A Coruña, Spain |
| Died | December 5, 1939 (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Socialist |
Santiago Iglesias Pantín (February 22, 1872 – December 5, 1939), was a Spanish-born Puerto Rican socialist and trade union activist. Iglesias is best remembered as a leading supporter of statehood for Puerto Rico,[1][2] and as the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress from 1933 to 1939.[3]
- ^ "Santiago Iglesias Pantín". Biografias y Vidas (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Santiago Iglesias Patin". DRLeyes (in Spanish). Drleyes.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ Freund, Jeffrey (September 15, 2021). "5 Hispanic Leaders Who Changed Labor History". U.S. Department of Labor Blog. United States Department of Labor. Retrieved 1 April 2022.