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Colón was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War when the American Tobacco Company gained control of most of the tobacco producing land in Puerto Rico.
His father was a baker and his family owned the " Colon Hotel ".
His home was behind the town's cigar factory, which hired " readers " to read stories and current events to the employees whilst they worked.
As a child, Colón visited the factory to listen to these stories.
He was exposed to the writings of Karl Marx and Émile Zola.
From these ideas he formed a personal socialist ideology and also an interest in both the spoken and written word.
The family moved to San Juan where he attended and continued his education at the Jose Julian Acosta School.
His brother Joaquin attended the Central High School.
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