In 1913 Coll y Toste was named "Official Historian of Puerto Rico" and among Coll y Toste's other civil positions were the Presidency of the "Puerto Rican Historical Academy" and of the "Ateneo Puertorriqueño".
In 1913 Coll y Toste was named "Official Historian of Puerto Rico", preceded by Salvador Brau. Among Coll y Toste's other civil positions were the Presidency of the "Puerto Rican Historical Academy" and of the "Ateneo Puertorriqueño".