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1854–1934 · San Juan · Music • Composition

Born March 26, 1854 in San Juan. Died April 4, 1934 in Bayamón, age 80. Composer and musician known for his contributions to Puerto Rican patriotic and classical music traditions.

He is considered one of Puerto Rico's greatest composers, his most important contribution is perhaps the collections of school songs he wrote specifically for the island's schools, "Canciones Escolares" (1912), which were co-written with Virgilio Dávila and of Manuel Fernández Juncos.

Dueño won many literary-musical competitions in the Ateneo Puertorriqueno. Braulio's best known dances are "Delia y Belen," "Patria," and "La Criolla."