Eugenio Font Suárez
1893 - 1969
Puerto Rico
Eugenio Font Suárez (1893-1969) was a Puerto Rican lawyer, journalist, and politician. A member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, he contributed significantly to independence thought through his writings in various newspapers on the island.
Font Suárez stood out for his sharp analysis of Puerto Rico’s colonial situation and his defense of national independence. His journalistic writings, especially in El Mundo during the 1930s, articulated a clear vision of the Puerto Rican colonial dilemma.