Santiago Rosendo Palmer Irizarry (February 25, 1844 – March 31, 1906) was a prominent Puerto Rican writer and politician.
[1] A supporter of autonomy for Puerto Rico, Santiago R. Palmer contributed to the foundation of the Liberal Reform Party in 1870.
[2] During the short period of autonomy that Puerto Rico enjoyed between March and July 1898, he was a Representative to the Insular Chamber for Mayagüez.
After the American invasion of Puerto Rico Santiago R. Palmer is elected mayor of Mayagüez and in that position he created a new municipal police force.
[4][5] Santiago R. Palmer helped founding the first official national lodge of Puerto Rico: the Logia Adelphia in Mayagüez on September 20, 1885.