Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico
The Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican political party founded on September 17, 1922, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its primary goal is to work for Puerto Rico's independence. The Party's selection in 1930 of Pedro Albizu Campos as its president brought a radical change to the organization and its tactics.
The first American governor of Puerto Rico resigned to become Puerto Rico's first sugar baron
Pres. Roosevelt wielding his big stick in the Caribbean
Don Pedro Albizu Campos
The Ponce massacre. Police open fire on unarmed marchers and bystanders on Palm Sunday. The 19 dead included a 7-year-old girl, who was shot in the back.
San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico.
Image: The Skyline of San Juan with the Capitol of Puerto Rico
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Image: El Morro Castle, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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