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It was during this period that he developed his interest in literature and politics, particularly the autonomist ideology. He returned to Barcelona to continue his law studies but after falling ill he returned in Puerto Rico. In , he went to Havana, Cuba, to finish his law studies and earned his degree the following year. In Arecibo he also served as prosecutor for the Court of First Instance in After the U.

From to , he was elected to the House of Delegates, which he presided over from on. In , after the approval of the Jones Act, he was elected to the House of Representatives. From on, the Union Party backed independence as the only status solution. As a delegate and representative, he worked to maintain the Puerto Rican culture and have Spanish as the language of instruction in the schools.

In his literary work, he was known for his journalistic articles, most of them political in nature. As a poet, he was part of several literary trends.

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Though his verses are mainly classified as modernist, they include elements of romanticism and pre-modernism, Parnassianism and French Impressionism. His work also covers a wide range of themes, from the love for a woman or the homeland to religion. References: Arrigoitia Peraza, Delma S. Campos, Ricardo y Juan Flores.