Néstor Ponce de León (February 26, 1837 – December 17, 1899)[1] was a Cuban author, editor, translator, publisher, and bookseller.
[2] These publications included revolutionary pamphlets in which Ponce de León defended the Yara Revolution, which resulted in the Cuban government issuing a warrant for his arrest.
Ponce de León and his family fled to New York City in February 1869 and on January 21, 1875, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America.
Ponce de León was secretary of Junta Cubana, pushing Cuban national agendas in politic spheres.
As Chief Editor, Ponce de León published writings from various Latino authors like Luis Felipe Mantilla, Antonio Zambrana, and Jose Ignacio Rodriguez.
Also in that year, he published The Columbus Gallery: The Discoverer of the New World, a collection of representations of portraits, statues, monuments, medals, and paintings.