Grito de Lares
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Grito de Lares, also referred to as the Lares revolt, or the Lares revolution, was the first short revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico on S
The city's nickname, Ciudad del Grito can be seen on an overpass as one enters Lares.
Ramón Emeterio Betances, co-leader of the revolt
Manuel Rojas house in 1965
General Manuel Rojas
Flag of Puerto Rico
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The flag of Puerto Rico, officially the Flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, represents Puerto Rico and its people. It consists of five equal horizontal stripes, alternating from red to white, wit
Grito de Lares
…southwestern municipality of Yauco, known as the Intentona de Yauco (Attempted Coup of Yauco). The Grito de Lares flag is recognized as the first flag of Puerto Rico. In the 1860s, the government of Spain was involved in several conflicts across Latin America. It became involved in a war with Peru and Chile and had…
Current Monoestrellada with its medium blue shade in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2021
Celebrating in 2019, Boricuas raise the Monoestrellada, which appears with various shades of blue
Authenticated original flag of the Grito de Lares (1868)
Inauthentic flag of the Grito de Lares (1868)