Cayetano Coll y Toste
Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste | |
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Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste | |
| Born | November 30, 1850 |
| Died | November 19, 1930 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and author |
| Spouse | Adela Cuchí |
| Children | José Coll y Cuchí and Cayetano Coll y Cuchí |
| Notes | |
Coll y Toste was the father of José Coll y Cuchí, the founder of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and Cayetano Coll y Cuchí, who was a President of Puerto Rico House of Representatives. | |
Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste (November 30, 1850 – November 19, 1930), was a Puerto Rican historian and writer, who served as Official Historian of Puerto Rico from 1913 until his death in 1930. He was the founder and editor of the fourteen volumes of the “Historical Bulletin of Puerto Rico.” He was the patriarch of a prominent family of Puerto Rican educators, politicians and writers.