Manuel Corchado y Juarbe | |
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 La Ilustración Española y Americana, November 5, 1871 | |
| Born | September 12, 1840 |
| Died | November 30, 1884 |
| Occupation(s) | poet, journalist and politician |
Manuel Corchado y Juarbe (September 12, 1840 – November 30, 1884) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician who defended the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a university in Puerto Rico. Through his written works he criticized the way the people of Puerto Rico were being treated by the island's Spanish-appointed governor.