Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRosendo Matienzo Cintrón
Puerto Rican politician
Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1855
Place of Birth: Luquillo, Puerto Rico, United States
Date of Death: 13-Dec-1913
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón
- Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón (April 22, 1855 – December 13, 1913) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, a member of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, and a lifelong political contrarian.
- He favored Puerto Rican autonomy when Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony.
- After the Spanish–American War, when the island was ceded to the United States, he advocated statehood for Puerto Rico.
- In later years, Matienzo Cintrón supported Puerto Rico's independence.
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