Historedia
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The Cry of Lares

When
September 23, 1868
Where
Lares
Part of
Grito de Lares: rebellion against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico

Pro-independence rebels in Lares revolted against Spanish rule on September 23, 1868, seeking Puerto Rican independence.

Hundreds of men and women, stricken by poverty and politically estranged from Spain, staged the first short revolt against Spanish rule. The uprising was planned by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico, founded in January 1868.

Sources

  1. History of Puerto Rico Wikipedia
  2. Grito de Lares Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  3. Lares, Puerto Rico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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