José Martín Antonio Gautier Benítez (April 12, 1848 – January 24, 1880)[1] was a Puerto Rican poet of the Romantic Era.

[3] When Gautier Benítez returned to Puerto Rico from Spain, he found a job in the provincial government office.

According to his military records, between September 26 and November 8 of 1868, Gautier Benítez fought against the members of the "Revolution Committee of Puerto Rico" involved in "El Grito de Lares", a short lived independence revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico.

[10] The song "Lamento Borincano", from Rafael Hernández mentions Gautier Benítez in it "Borinquen, la tierra del edén.

"[11] In 2019 construction began on the José Gautier Benítez Development, a mixed-income residential area in Caguas.