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1950 Jayuya Uprising - Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolt...
1950 Jayuya Uprising - Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolt...
Item # 722289
October 31, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 31, 1950
* Jayuya Uprising - Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolt
* Pedro Albizu Campos - Utuado, Puerto Rico
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Revolt Flares in Puerto Rico; Soon Quelled With 23 Dead" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with 56 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in very nice condition.
AI notes: On October 30, 1950, Puerto Rico experienced a violent uprising known as the Jayuya Uprising or the Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolt. Organized by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party led by Pedro Albizu Campos, the revolt aimed to protest U.S. rule over the island and demand full independence. The rebellion began in several towns, most notably Jayuya and Utuado, where Nationalists seized control, raised the Puerto Rican flag (then illegal), and declared the island a free republic. The U.S. government responded with overwhelming force—deploying the National Guard, using machine guns and even air strikes to suppress the uprising. Dozens were killed or injured, and hundreds were arrested, including the movement’s leaders. Although quickly crushed, the revolt marked a pivotal moment in Puerto Rico’s independence struggle and led to intensified debate over the island’s political status, culminating two years later in the creation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado) in 1952.
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