1st Edition
Puerto Rico's Revolt For Independence El Grito De Lares
By Olga Jimenez De Wagenheim
Copyright 1985
146 Pages
by
Routledge
146 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a socioeconomic interpretation of Puerto Rico's first and most significant attempt to end its colonial relationship with Spain. Looking at the imperial policies and conditions within Puerto Rico that led to the 1868 rebellion known as "El Grito de Lares," Dr. Jiménez de Wagenheim compares the colonization of Puerto Rico with that of Spanish America and explores the reasons why the... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- The “New” Colonization: A Profile of Puerto Rico -- The Rebels and Their Motives: Leaders and Followers -- The Conspiracy Leading to El Grito de Lares -- The Republic Is Proclaimed -- Capture and Imprisonment of the Rebels -- Conclusion
Biography
Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim, assistant professor of history at Rutgers University at Newark, is co-editor of The Puerto Ricans: A Documentary History (1973).
