César Andreu Iglesias Explained

César Andreu Iglesias
Birth Date:July 31, 1915
Birth Place:Ponce, Puerto Rico
Death Date:April 17, 1976
Death Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Movement:Independentista
Spouse:Jane Speed
Children:Nicolás Andreu Speed

César Andreu Iglesias (July 31, 1915 – April 17, 1976) was a Puerto Rican political activist, labor organizer, journalist, novelist, and short story writer.[1]

Early years

Andreu Iglesias was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico,[2] on July 31, 1915.[3]

Independentista activities

Along with Juan Mari Brás, Andreu Iglesias was the founder of the Claridad news weekly.[4] [5] He also served as president of the Puerto Rican Communist Party,[6] and the recipient of the 1960 Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Puerto Rican Institute of Literature.[7] "Andreu was at the very forefront of socialist and independentista movements in Puerto Rico. He was a tireless organizer, a creative editor, and a speaker on the history of the labor movement in Puerto Rico."[8]

Political activism

Andreu Iglesias was constantly preoccupied, as a writer and journalist as well as through his civil acts, with the issue of social injustice. He was a man of firm political convictions which brought him to found, with Mari Bras, the weekly Claridad.[9]

While less known for his theatrical plays, Andreu Iglesias also brought his political views and literary interest to theater in Puerto Rico.[10] His theatrical production El inciso hache received an award from the Puerto Rican Athenaeum.[11]

Personal life and death

Andreu Iglesias married Jane Speed, activist and former proprietor of a progressive bookstore in Birmingham, Alabama.

Andreu Iglesias died in San Juan on April 17, 1976. Was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico[12] [13] [14]

Books by Andreu Iglesias

The following are books written by Andreu Iglesias:[15]

Honors

Andreu Iglesias was one of Ponce's most accomplished journalists. He is honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens for his contributions to that field.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Encyclopedia Puerto Rico . June 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190352/http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09012901&page=4 . March 3, 2016 . dead .
  2. http://www.visitponce.com/culturaIlustres.aspx Ponceños Ilustres. Municipality of Ponce.
  3. Web site: University of North Carolina Press . June 4, 2010 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191906/http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/128 . dead .
  4. http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/escritores/CesarAndreu.htm Projecto Salon Hogar
  5. http://noticias.universia.pr/vida-universitaria/noticia/2004/07/30/145229/natalicio-cesar-andreu-iglesias.html Natalicio: César Andreu Iglesias Universia. July 30, 2004.
  6. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/128 The Vanquished: A Novel.
  7. http://noticias.universia.pr/vida-universitaria/noticia/2004/07/30/145229/natalicio-cesar-andreu-iglesias.html Natalicio: César Andreu Iglesias.
  8. http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/128 The Vanquished: A Novel.
  9. http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/escritores/CesarAndreu.htm Projecto Salon Hogar
  10. http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/escritores/CesarAndreu.htm Projecto Salon Hogar
  11. http://noticias.universia.pr/vida-universitaria/noticia/2004/07/30/145229/natalicio-cesar-andreu-iglesias.html Natalicio: César Andreu Iglesias Universia. July 30, 2004.
  12. Web site: University of North Carolina Press . June 4, 2010 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191906/http://uncpress.unc.edu/browse/page/128 . dead .
  13. http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/escritores/CesarAndreu.htm Projecto Salon Hogar
  14. http://noticias.universia.pr/vida-universitaria/noticia/2004/07/30/145229/natalicio-cesar-andreu-iglesias.html Natalicio: César Andreu Iglesias Universia. July 30, 2004.
  15. http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/escritores/CesarAndreu.htm Projecto Salon Hogar
  16. http://www.travelponce.com/Journalism.html Journalism.

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