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This was the time when the Republica Española (Spanish Republic) was declared (11 February 1873) and also the time when slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico (22 March 1873). Cortada's municipal assembly consisted of: Rafael Pujals , Federico Capo, Jose Antonio Renta, Celedonio Besosa, Olimpio Otero , Lazaro Martinez, Marcos Fugurull (padre ...
Afro–Puerto Rican youth are learning more of their peoples' history from textbooks that encompass more Afro–Puerto Rican history. [ 56 ] [ 93 ] [ 94 ] The 2010 US census recorded the first drop of the percentage white people made up of Puerto Rico, and the first rise in the black percentage, in over a century. [ 95 ]
The Moret Law was a form of freedom of wombs, which was implemented by Spain in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and named after Segismundo Moret who was Spain's Minister of Overseas Territories at the time. This law implemented the abolition of slavery incrementally in Spain's Caribbean colonies. [ 1 ]
El Hombre Redimido (English: Man redeemed) is a bronze statue by Victor Cott [1] that commemorates the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico. It is located on Avenida Hostos at the fork of Calle Salud and Calle Marina streets, in Barrio Cuarto , Ponce, Puerto Rico .
Puerto Rico passed the Civil Rights Act of Puerto Rico in 1943. [ 9 ] In 1945, Eric Williams wrote that like the Virgin Islands , There was an "absence of legal discrimination" in Puerto Rico, further stating that "Children of all colors meet on equal terms in the public schools, though discrimination is prevalent in private schools, even those ...
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Marcos Xiorro was the slave name of an enslaved African in Spanish Puerto Rico who, in 1821, planned and conspired to lead a slave revolt against the sugarcane plantation owners and the Spanish Colonial government.
Developments in political crisis that led Puerto Rico's governor to announce that he is resigning Aug. 2. July 8: A leaked chat reveals Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and 11 other men, including ...