Francisco Matos Paoli
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Francisco Matos Paoli, was a Puerto Rican poet, critic, and essayist who in 1977 was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books were rooted in three major literary movements in Latin Ameri
Secretary General of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Lolita Lebrón
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Lolita Lebrón was a Puerto Rican nationalist who was convicted of aggravated assault and other crimes after carrying out an armed attack on the United States Capitol in 1954, which resulted in the wou
Francisco Matos Paoli
…became inspired to join the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in its struggle for Puerto Rico's independence. In 1933, Matos Paoli met fourteen-year-old Lolita Lebrón, during the celebration of her baptism into the Catholic faith. Soon, Matos Paoli became Lebron's first boyfriend and they would often write letters…
Lebrón in 1954
Lebrón being led by police officers following her arrest
Cuban "Order of Playa Girón"
Plaque honoring the women of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party