José Celso Barbosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJosé Celso Barbosa
Puerto Rican politician
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1857
Place of Birth: Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Date of Death: 21-Sep-1921
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About José Celso Barbosa
- Dr.
- José Celso Barbosa Alcala (July 27, 1857 – September 21, 1921) was a Puerto Rican physician, sociologist and political leader.
- Known as the father of the Statehood for Puerto Rico movement, Barbosa was the first Puerto Rican, and one of the first persons of African descent to earn a medical degree in the United States.After his return to the island in 1880, Barbosa made many contributions to medicine and public health.
- He initiated an early form of health insurance, encouraging employers to pay a fee to cover future needs of their employees.
- In 1900 Barbosa was among the first five Puerto Rican leaders appointed to the Executive Cabinet under Governor Charles H.
- Allen, in the first civilian government organized by the United States.
- He served in the Cabinet until 1917.
- From 1917–1921, Barbosa served in the first elected Puerto Rican Senate.
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