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Since the beginning of the 19th century, organizations advocating independence in Puerto Rico have attempted both peaceful political means as well as violent revolutionary actions to achieve its objectives. The declaration of independence of Puerto Rico occurred on September 23, 1868 during the Grito de Lares revolt against Spanish rule.
The Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with the Independence of Puerto Rico consisted of an international summit held in Panama City, Panama.More than two-hundred delegates hailing from twenty-two countries in North and South America met on November 18–19, 2006 to discuss the issue of Puerto Rican sovereignty and proposed independence.
Flag of Puerto Rico. The political movement for Puerto Rican Independence (Lucha por la Independencia Puertorriqueña) has existed since the mid-19th century and has advocated independence of the island of Puerto Rico, in varying degrees, from Spain (in the 19th century) or the United States (from 1898 to the present day).
Manuel Rojas house in 1965. The Lares uprising, commonly known as the Grito de Lares, was a planned uprising that occurred on September 23, 1868. Grito was synonymous with a "cry for independence" and that cry was made in Brazil with el Grito de Ipiranga, in Mexico with El Grito de Dolores and in Cuba with El Grito de Yara. [4]
This independence led to the development of new national boundaries based on the colonial provinces, which would form the future independent countries that constituted contemporary Latin America during the early 19th century. [28] Cuba and Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule until the 1898 Spanish–American War.
Puerto Rico, which has about 3.3 million people and high rates of poverty, became a U.S. territory in 1898. Activists have campaigned for greater self-determination including statehood for decades.
Puerto Rico Main article: Independence movement in Puerto Rico Proposed: Independence, statehood, autonomy, independence under free association [ 120 ] [ 121 ] or reunification with Spain as an autonomous community [ 122 ] [ 123 ]
2.11 Mexico. 2.12 Nicaragua. ... 2.16 United States. 2.16.1 Puerto Rico. 3 See also. 4 References. ... Anti-Colonial National Liberation Movement; Puerto Rican ...