Silvia Álvarez Curbelo


Silvia Álvarez Curbelo is a Puerto Rican historian, and writer. She is best known for her book Un país del porvenir: el afán de modernidad en Puerto Rico .

Early years

Álvarez Curbelo was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was a fellow at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies in 2004/2005.

Career

Álvarez Curbelo is a professor of Communications at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. She is a historian and is a founding member of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Historiadores. She is curator of the Entresiglos, Puerto Rico 1890–1910 exhibition, and the permanent exhibition of the history of San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the Museo de San Juan. She is currently director of the Centro de Investigaciones en Comunicación at the University of Puerto Rico.

Works

Among her better known works are:
She is honored at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.