Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican independence leader, abolitionist and medical doctor. He led the nation's independence movement and was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolt and designer of the Lares flag. Betances is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican revolutionary movement and El Padre de la Patria . His charitable deeds for people in need, earned him the moniker of El Médico de los Pobres .