Vicente Balbás Capó

Vicente Balbás Capó (1864–1926) was a Puerto Rican journalist and political figure. He was a defender of the Spanish regime in Puerto Rico, and during the Spanish–American War he organized a volunteer battalion and was imprisoned for his opposition to Puerto Ricans serving in the United States armed forces.

Balbás Capó was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1864.

Sentenced to seven years prison Balbás Capó made history again when he was arrested and sentenced to seven years imprisonment for using his newspaper El Heraldo de las Antillas to fight the draft, American citizenship and the americanization of Puerto Rico. He appeals to the First Circuit Court in Boston and wins. He rejected American citizenship.

Death Balbás Capó died in 1926 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was buried at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in San Juan.