Nationality Puerto Rican Role Physician Years active 1872 - 1924 Education Columbia University | Profession Physician Name Julio Henna | |
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Born 24 May 1848 Ponce, Puerto Rico Known for Co-founder of the New York City French Hospital,
Co-founder of the Puerto Rico section of the Cuban Revolutionary Party in New York Institutions New York City French Hospital, Bellevue Hospital. Died February 2, 1924, Ponce, Puerto Rico | ||
Institution Bellevue Hospital Center | ||
Julio J. Henna was a Puerto Rican physician and political figure. Henna participated in the founding of the Puerto Rico Section of the Cuban Revolutionary Party in New York. He later supported the annexation of Puerto Rico to the United States.
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Early years
Jose Julio Henna Perez was born at 24 Isabel street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 24 May 1848. His parents were Jose Henna Darricot - an Englishman - and Maria del Rosario Perez y Garcia, a Puerto Rican member of the privileged upper class.
Political incursion
When he was twenty years old, Henna designed a plan to liberate Puerto Rico from Spanish colonialism. The plan failed when the authorities discovered it and he was jailed as a result. However, he was set free through the general amnesty which followed the Spanish revolution, which also ended the reign of Queen Isabel II. In spite of this, in 1869 General Sanz stated to Henna that it would be best if he left the Island. Henna moved to New York and studied medicine at Columbia University, earning his medical degree on 23 February 1872. From New York, Henna continued to support the cause of independence for Puerto Rico.
Career
In 1880, Henna founded, together with Drs. Chauveau, Deberceau, Muvial, and Ferrer, the New York City French Hospital at 330 West 30th street. He became medical director of the institution and was a member of the medical faculty at Bellevue Hospital.
Death
Henna died in Ponce on 2 February 1924.
Legacy
A street in the town of Ponce is named after Dr. Julio H. Henna. It intersects Calle Dr. Biaggi, in the Extension Mariani sector of Barrio Canas Urbano.