Alfredo M. Aguayo
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Alfredo M. Aguayo was a Puerto Rican
educator and writer. He studied and lived in Cuba
, and was a professor at the University of Havana
. His teachings and his written works molded several generations of Cubans.
, on March 28, 1866. While he was still a child, his family moved to Havana, Cuba, where he was educated. There he earned a Law degree (1892) and a Doctor of Education degree (1903). He was the grandson of Dr. Nicolás Aguayo, one of the most prominent educators in Puerto Rico.
At the time of the closing of the University of Havana during the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado
, Aguayo organized the Academia Pedagógica de La Habana, to look after the training of teachers. He also taught at the Escuela del Círculo de Trabajadores de La Habana (1884),and at the Instituto de San Manuel y San Francisco, and at the Colegio La Divina Caridad.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
educator and writer. He studied and lived in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, and was a professor at the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
. His teachings and his written works molded several generations of Cubans.
Early years
Alfredo Miguel Aguayo Sanchez was born in Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, on March 28, 1866. While he was still a child, his family moved to Havana, Cuba, where he was educated. There he earned a Law degree (1892) and a Doctor of Education degree (1903). He was the grandson of Dr. Nicolás Aguayo, one of the most prominent educators in Puerto Rico.
Superintendent of schools
He was appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Province of Havana. After this he became a professor of education at the University of Havana. He founded and edited the Magazine of Education in Havana. In 1912 he established the Laboratory of Child Study at the University.Educator
Aguayo Sanchez fought to bring relevance to the importance of child psychology in the learning process. He was also a torch-bearer of the implementation of the most current teaching methods, including the American pragmatism methods headed by John Dewey.At the time of the closing of the University of Havana during the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado
Gerardo Machado
Gerardo Machado y Morales was President of Cuba and a general of the Cuban War of Independence...
, Aguayo organized the Academia Pedagógica de La Habana, to look after the training of teachers. He also taught at the Escuela del Círculo de Trabajadores de La Habana (1884),and at the Instituto de San Manuel y San Francisco, and at the Colegio La Divina Caridad.
Last years
He lived as an exile in Puerto Rico and the United States from 1895 to 1897, as a result of independentista views written by his father but attributed to him. During the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado, Aguayo was detained under suspicion that he had subversive ideas. In 1944 he was awarded the status of Professor Emeritus at the University of Havana. He died in Havana, Cuba, on April 30, 1948.Legacy
- In Cuba, a municipal elementary school was named after him in the municipality of Havana, built in 1936 on Estrada Palma street in Santos Suárez.
- In Playa de PoncePlaya (Ponce)La Playa de Ponce, Ponce Playa, La Playa, or simply Playa, is one of the thirty-one barrios that comprise the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Bucaná, Canas, Vayas, and Capitanejo, Playa is one of the municipality's five coastal barrios...
there is high school named after him.
Books by Aguayo
The following are books written by Alfredo M. Aguayo y Sanchez:- La escuela primaria como debe ser.
- Ensenanza de la lengua materna, en la escuela primaria.
- Pedagogia del escolar
- Luis Vives como educador
See also
- List of Latin American writers
- List of Puerto Rican writers
- List of Famous Puerto Ricans
- Puerto Rican literature
- Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
- Before Columbus FoundationBefore Columbus FoundationThe Before Columbus Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed, Victor Hernández Cruz, Shawn Wong and Rudolfo Anaya to be "a multi-ethnic organizing dedicated to promoting a pan-cultural view of America," especially through the promotion of multicultural writers.One of...