José de Jesús Esteves
José de Jesús Esteves was a Puerto Rican poet, lawyer, and judge in the Manatí Municipal Court. He was an expositor of the Modernismo literary movement.
He wrote three verse books, Besos y Plumas, Crisálidas, and Rosal de Amor. His most famous works are "Sinfonía Helénica", "Ronda de Anforas", "El Ladrón", "Sauce Lírico", and "Alma Adentro". "Alma Adentro" won a contest in Revista Mundial of Paris.
He died in New York on November 1, 1918.
His tomb is in the Old Urban Cemetery of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
