Puerto Rico Independence Movement, Oscar Lopez Riviera 35 Year Prisoner For Leading The Puerto Rico Independence Movement Socialism

Independence would grant puerto rico a platform to address the debt crisis on its own terms and afford the islands 35 million inhabitants the right to self determination.

Puerto rico governor during hurricane maria. Independence has never been a very popular option in puerto rico. Puerto rican independence movement leader pedro albizu campos speaking to sugarcane workers in the early 1930s nelson a. Estadidad de puerto rico aims to make puerto rico a state of the united statesfive referendums have been held on the topic most recently in 2017the population of puerto rico in 2015 was over three million people and larger than that of 21 states.

The independence movement in puerto rico is a nationalist political movement on the island of puerto rico and in the puerto rican diaspora in the united states. Independence has gotten the following percentages of votes in the plebiscites that have taken place so far. The independence movement in puerto rico refers to initiatives by inhabitants throughout the history of puerto rico to obtain full political independence for the island first from the spanish empire from 1493 to 1898 and since 1898 from the united statesa variety of groups movements political parties and organizations have struggled for puerto ricos independence over the centuries.

Contrary to alaska and hawaii which were deemed. The first notable puerto rican nationalist figure was antonio valero de bernabe 1790 1863 a general of spain during the peninsular war and of gran colombia during the south american wars of liberation. The statehood movement in puerto rico spanish.

The local independence movement in puerto rico is now smaller and more obsolete than the independence movements in vermont texas alaska and hawaii before those territorial jurisdictions within the us became states. The best the anti statehood autonomists and independence faction can come up with is a collection of perversely idiosyncratic. Deniswar against all puerto ricans.

First from the spanish empire and since 1898 from the united statesa wide variety of groups movements political parties and organizations have worked for puerto rican independence over the centuries. Making its task more difficult is that many of the voters inclined to support the citizens victory movement feel an allegiance to puerto ricos traditional pro independence party which is. After centuries of spanish colonial rule they had just become an independent part of spain complete with a constitution and voting rights.

Statehood is a pipe dream. Valero de bernabe inspired by. Economic and cultural arguments aside statehood has never been a real option for puerto rico.