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Eugenio María de Hostos y de Bonilla (11 January 1839 – 11 August 1903), known as "El Ciudadano de América" (meaning: The Citizen of the Americas), was a Puerto Rican[->0]educator[->1], philosopher[->2], intellectual[->3], lawyer[->4], sociologist[->5] and independence advocate.
Contents[hide] · 1 Early years and family 2 Independence advocate 3Contributions to Latin America 4 Educator 5 Later years 6 Honors and recognitions 7 Written works 8 Ancestors of Eugenio María de Hostos 9 See also 10 References 11 Furtherreading 12 External links|
[edit] Early years and family
Hostos was born into a well-to-do family in the Barrio "Río Cañas" of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[->6]. His parents wereDon[->7] Eugenio María de Hostos y Rodriguez (1807–1897) and Doña[->8] María Hilaria de Bonilla y Cintron (died 1862, Madrid, Spain[->9]).[1]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-2"[2]
TheHostos family surname[->10] (originally Ostos) came from the Castile[->11] region of Spain when Don Eugenio de Ostos y Del Valle, born Ecija[->12], Seville[->13], Spain, moved toCamagüey[->14], Cuba[->15], and married, in 1736, Doña María Josefa del Castillo y Aranda. It was their son Don Juan José de Ostos y del Castillo who settled in Mayagüez, PuertoRico[->16].[3]



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