Salvador Tió

Salvador Tió y Montes de Oca (November 15, 1911 – September 17, 1989) was a Puerto Rican poet, writer, and promoter of Puerto Rican culture, best known for coining the term "Spanglish".

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tió and the second or maternal family name is Montes de Oca.
Salvador Tió
BornNovember 15, 1911
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
DiedSeptember 17, 1989
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupationpoet

Early life

Salvador Tió y Montes de Oca, better known as Salvador Tió was born on November 20, 1911 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to Salvador Tió y Malaret and his wife Teresa Montes de Oca y Branderes. He completed studies in law at Columbia Law School in New York and at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Spanglish

In the late 1940s, Salvador coined the term espanglish, which later evolved to its current form, Spanglish. This was his response to the many Spanish-speaking people who immediately relinquished their mother tongue in order to learn English upon immigrating to non-Hispanic countries.[1]

Later Years

Salvador later moved to San Juan, where he died on September 17, 1989. He was buried at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[2]

gollark: I am not a pizza merchant.
gollark: Tomorrow is computer science (2), tomorrow² is nothing, tomorrow³ is maths, tomorrow⁴ is physics.
gollark: I do not have results back yet.
gollark: I have actually just undergone computer science and further maths exams.
gollark: Currencies CAN have different value to each other.

References
  1. "Salvador Tió's 100th Anniversary". November 15, 2011.
  2. "FamilySearch".


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