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The Intentona de Yauco (Attempted Coup of Yauco) of March 24–26, 1897 was the second and final short-lived revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. It was staged by the pro-independence Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico in the southwestern municipality of Yauco , 29 years after the first unsuccessful revolt, known as the Grito de ...
The Charter consisted of 70 articles divided into 9 titles, plus 3 additional articles and 2 transitory ones. An Insular Parliament was established, divided into a House of Representatives (32 members elected every 5 years; 1 for every 25,000 inhabitants) and a Board of Directors (8 half-elected every 5 years and 7 for a lifetime appointment) with scope to regulate all local affairs and ...
The building dates from 1897. It was designed by Manuel V. Domenech, a Puerto Rican architect that was responsible for designing various other now-historic buildings. Domenech built this residence for Ponce mayor Pedro Juan Rosaly. Domenech himself became mayor of Ponce and held numerous other political positions in Puerto Rico.
General elections were held for the first time in Puerto Rico on 27 March 1898, [1] as part of the Spanish general elections.This followed the island being granted a Charter of Autonomy by the Spanish government, which allowed Puerto Rico to elect members to the Spanish parliament and established a bicameral legislature for the island, [2] with a fully-elected House of Representatives and a ...
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The 5 July 1852 cover page of "El Eco del Comercio", a newspaper published in Ponce between 1857 and 1867 The 8 October 1884 issue of El Avisador Ponceño. This is a list of newspapers in Puerto Rico.
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Front page of "La Gaceta de Puerto Rico" in January 1836. News Media in Puerto Rico can be dated back to the invasion of the Spaniards and the introduction of a Spanish led government. Captain General, Toribio Montes established a printing press at the Spanish government's headquarters and began publishing "La Gaceta del Gobierno de Puerto Rico ...