Puerto Rico's Revolt for Independence: El Grito de Lares
This book interprets Puerto Rico's first and most significant attempt to end its colonial dependence on Spain. Looking at the imperial policies and conditions within Puerto Rico that led to the 1868 rebellion known as El Grito de Lares, the author compares the colonization of Puerto Rico with that of Spanish America and explores why the island's independence movement began decades after Spain's other colonies of the region had revolted. Through the extensive use of previously unresearched...
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This book interprets Puerto Rico's first and most significant attempt to end its colonial dependence on Spain. Looking at the imperial policies and conditions within Puerto Rico that led to the 1868 rebellion known as El Grito de Lares, the author compares the colonization of Puerto Rico with that of Spanish America and explores why the island's independence movement began decades after Spain's other colonies of the region had revolted. Through the extensive use of previously unresearched archival materials of the rebel movement, she corrects many errors found in earlier accounts of the revolt, and offers new interpretations of the movement's impact on Spanish-Puerto Rican relations. Booknews A reprint of the original edition of 1985 on the insurrection of Sept. 23, 1868. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
List of TablesPrefaceIntroductionIThe "New" Colonization: A Profile of Puerto Rico1IIThe Rebels and Their Motives: Leaders and Followers29IIIThe Conspiracy Leading to El Grito de Lares57IVRepublic Is Proclaimed79VCapture and Imprisonment of the Rebels97Conclusion113Bibliography117Index125
\ BooknewsA reprint of the original edition of 1985 on the insurrection of Sept. 23, 1868. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
