first nationalist party era Prison And The Ponce Massacre 21 Jul 2020 Imprisoning National Leadership By the time Don Pedro and eight other Nationalist Party members were indicted on April 3, 1936 for seditious conspiracy and other charges, one of the accused…
first nationalist party era Responding To Colonial Violence 17 Jul 2020July 18, 2020 Reactions To The Río Piedras Massacre The reactions to the Río Piedras Massacre were significant. The wake for the fallen nationalists was attended by as many as 8,000 people. At…
first nationalist party era The War Against Nationalists 16 Jul 2020July 17, 2020 Developing A Military Regime When strikes across several industries in Puerto Rico broke out in 1933, the U.S. government was put on high alert. In response, the U.S. administration, headed…
first nationalist party era Months From Independence 16 Jul 2020July 20, 2020 The Widespread Movement For A Constitutional Convention Though the Tydings Bill was written with severe consequences, when it was introduced on April 23, 1936 a nation-wide conversation on independence began.…
first nationalist party era Organizing A Nation 13 Jul 2020July 14, 2020 Building A National Movement The Nationalist Party under the leadership of Don Pedro would become a bona fide national movement. As he traveled across the territory of Puerto Rico educating…
first nationalist party era Developing A People’s Conscience 12 Jul 2020July 13, 2020 Breaking With The Colonial Mindset In his May 11, 1930 inaugural speech as President of the Nationalist Party, Don Pedro spoke on the need to adopt an optimistic philosophy and…
first nationalist party era Leading A Principled Movement 11 Jul 2020 Complete Non-Collaboration With The Empire Following the 1932 elections Don Pedro would refocus the Nationalist Party under the principle of non-collaboration with the colonial regime. In actuality, he had promoted…
first nationalist party era Two Notable Events Of 1932 10 Jul 2020July 11, 2020 The Nefarious Dr. Rhoads In the middle of the electoral campaign, Puerto Rico became the site of a medical scandal brought to public attention by Don Pedro. On November 12,…
first nationalist party era The Start Of A New Era 10 Jul 2020July 10, 2020 Marking A New Era Of Struggle Returning to Puerto Rico on January 4, 1930 without fanfare, Don Pedro set to work reestablishing his law practice and reorganizing El Nacionalista de…
