Alfredo Miguel Aguayo Sánchez

Alfredo Miguel Aguayo Sánchez (March 28, 1866 – April 30, 1948) was a Puerto Rican educator and writer. He studied and lived in Cuba, and was a professor at the University of Havana. His teachings and his written works molded several generations of Cubans.

Early years Alfredo Miguel Aguayo Sánchez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on March 28, 1866. While he was still a child, his family moved to Havana, Cuba, where he was educated. There he earned a law degree (1892) and a doctor of education degree (1903). He was the grandson of Nicolás Aguayo, an educator in Puerto Rico.

Superintendent of schools He was appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Province of Havana. After this he became a professor of education at the University of Havana. He founded and edited the Magazine of Education in Havana. In 1912 he established the Laboratory of Child Study at the University.

Books by Aguayo The following are books written by Alfredo M. Aguayo y Sanchez: La escuela primaria como debe ser. Enseñanza de la lengua materna, en la escuela primaria. Pedagogía del escolar. Luis Vives como educador.