Pantaleón Julian Valdés
Cuban medical doctor
Pantaleón Julian Valdés was a Cuban medical doctor, an activist of civil and political rights for black and mulatos in Cuba and a prominent voice for the Afro-Cuban intellectual elite. In 1917, Valdés became the first elected president of the “Club Atenas” a major twentieth-century Afro Cuban cultural and social center. Pantaleón Julian Valdés was a member of the Partido Independiente de Color (PIC) and he was arrested with other Independents in 1910 and 1912. Later, when some prominent ex-members of the PIC were reincorporated into the political machinery, he was elected to the Havana Board of Education with the support of the Partido Liberal.
After his tenure as president of Club Atenas, Pantaleón J. Valdés continued his political journey as a representative of the Camara for the Conservative Party in 1920.
Education and studies abroad
Pantaleón J. Valdés had the benefit of receiving additional education outside of Cuba. After completing medical studies at the University of La Habana with an obstetrician specialization, Valdés did postgraduate studies at the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona during 1888 - 1889. His medical practice was located in the Calle (street) Reina 110, La Habana and he was a follower of natural therapy methods.
His brother Luis Delfín Valdés received his education in America. He arrived at Tuskegee University with one of the first groups of Afro-Cuban students in 1899 and graduated of Tuskegee in 1908.
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