Santiago Iglesias
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, and as the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress from 1933 to 1939.