Antonio Mirabal González (1880–1966) was a Puerto Rican poet, writer, and historian.

Early life

Mirabal González was born in

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, in 1880. His parents were Juan Nepomuceno Mirabal and Rosa de Lima González.

Career

During the early part of the 20th century Mirabal González wrote poetry much of which was published in the El Dia newspaper, Puerto Rico's main daily at the time. He was a young 18-year-old man when the United States invaded his homeland and later in his life he wrote several articles on the subject. Subsequently, Mirabal became chief archivist at the Archivo Histórico de Ponce (Ponce Historical Archive), a position he held until 1966. He was also a political activist following closely the political developments in Puerto Rico as illustrated in his "Ponce y los partidos politicos de Puerto Rico." There he also describes the formation of the

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. In 1948, and together with Antonio S. Arias Ventura and Jaime L. Drew, Mirabal was one of three municipal board members entrusted with erecting the obelisk monument at

Plaza Degetau Plaza Degetau, formally Plaza Federico Degetau, is the larger of two plazas at Plaza Las Delicias, the main city square in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The other plaza is named Plaza Muñoz Rivera and is located north of Plaza Degetau. The ...

to honor the men who fought the "El Polvorin" fire of 25 January 1899.

Works

Among his works are: * ''De Rosas a Trujillo : estudio histórico comparativo de las tiranías en América.'' A Book published by Editorial Hostos, (San Juan, Puerto Rico) in 1937. *''De tu rosal y mi selva.'' A Book of Poetry published in Ponce, Puerto Rico by "El Día Press" in 1917. *''Alas y olas : (poesías).'' A Book of Poetry published in Ponce, Puerto Rico by "El Día Press" in 1922. *''Daniel de Rivera (apología).'' Published in Ponce, Puerto Rico by Tip. Camacho, Sucesores in 1945. *''Daniel de Rivera (apología).'' A conference presented at the

Ateneo Puertorriqueño The Ateneo Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Athenaeum), is a cultural institution in Puerto Rico. Founded on April 30, 1876, it has been called Puerto Rico's oldest cultural institution, however, it is actually its third oldest overall and second c ...

, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 30 January 1945. An introductory speech by the president of the Atheneum, Don Miguel Meléndez Muñoz. Published by Camacho Publishers, Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1945. *''Ponce y los partidos politicos de Puerto Rico.'' An article in the newspaper "El Dia" published in 1949. *''La invasion norteamericana en Ponce.'' An article in El Dia newspaper published in 1949.

Honors and recognitions

He is recognized at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.''Tricentennial Park: History.''
TravelPonce. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

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