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That at the end of the XX century many Puerto Ricans don’t know who he is, nor acknowledge him as their Father is a real pity, that other Puerto Ricans that can never be compared to Dr. Betances be praised as illustrious Puerto Ricans, and his name is omitted makes one think why.
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Armando Pacheco Matos (Biography of Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances Alacan: Father of the Puerto Rican Motherland)