Project Gutenberg 2013-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 134 Brau, Salvador 1842 1912 Rafael Cordero: Elogio Póstumo Produced by Carlos Colon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Rafael Cordero: Elogio Póstumo" by Salvador Brau is a biography written in the late 19th century. The book serves to commemorate the life and achievements of Rafael Cordero, a humble educator and tabaquero from Puerto Rico, emphasizing his significant contributions to education and the upliftment of his community. It reflects on the social conditions of the time, particularly regarding race and class disparities in colonial Puerto Rico. In the text, Brau eloquently paints Cordero as a pivotal figure who dedicated his life to teaching underprivileged children regardless of their social status, striving for equality in education. Cordero established a free school that welcomed both white and black children, challenging the racial prejudices of his era. The narrative describes his selfless nature, highlighting his humility and dedication to charity, as he often prioritized the needs of his students and community over his own. Through Cordero's story, Brau emphasizes the importance of compassion and education as powerful instruments for social progress in Puerto Rico. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41853/41853-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 22.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. es Cordero, Rafael, 1790-1868 Teachers -- Puerto Rico -- Biography LA Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other Category: Teaching & Education 48379 2025-08-17T04:56:22.039879 text/html 24763 2024-10-23T13:36:45 text/html 45123 2025-08-17T04:56:23.932847 application/epub+zip 43693 2025-08-17T04:56:22.389869 application/epub+zip 43693 2025-08-17T04:56:22.196851 application/epub+zip 72622 2025-08-17T04:56:25.138891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64806 2025-08-17T04:56:23.543859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64923 2022-09-19T07:08:10.238185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40279 2025-08-17T04:56:21.946850 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20400 2024-10-23T13:36:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16649 2025-08-17T04:56:25.263919 application/rdf+xml 12369 2025-08-17T04:56:22.258891 image/jpeg 2834 2025-08-17T04:56:22.227852 image/jpeg 37062 2025-08-17T04:56:22.046864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia