Agustín Acosta Bello

Agustín Acosta y Bello (1886–1979) was a Cuban poet, essayist, writer and politician. Acosta was a revolutionary activist, and his poetry reflected his Cuban nationalism. He was both the National poet of Cuba and also one of its Senators, when the Republic still existed. He won awards for his poetry, but also spent time as a political prisoner for criticizing the Cuban President. He lambasted the hegemonic powers of the United States in the Caribbean, but also went into exile there in the last years of his life. Between 1909 and 1920, Acosta acted as a director of the Telegraph offices of Matanzas and Havana. Many of the contributors to Social were Minoristas.

was active politically and spent long stretches in prison during the regime of Gerardo Machado.

In 1931, he published an open letter against Machado in Revista Bohemia, which sent him to prison for three weeks.

With the success of the Cuban Revolution of 1933, Machado was overthrown and Acosta was no longer classified as an enemy of the state.

From 1933 to 1934, Acosta served as the Provisional Governor of Matanzas.

During the Presidential administration of Carlos Mendieta, Acosta served as his cabinet secretary.

From 1936 to 1944, Acosta served as a Senator of the Republic of Cuba.

From 1936 to 1937, he was the president of the Cuban political party, the Partido Unión Nacionalista.

He died in Miami in 1979.