Intentona de Yauco

Intentona de Yauco
Municipality of Yauco is red. During the Intentona de Yauco, the current Puerto Rican Flag was flown on the island for the first time

Municipality of Yauco is red.

During the Intentona de Yauco, the current Puerto Rican Flag was flown on the island for the first time

The Intentona de Yauco (the "Attempted Coup of Yauco") of March 1897 was the second and final major revolt against Spanish colonial rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the island's pro-independence movement in the second half of the nineteenth century.

The first major revolt in 1868 is known as El Grito de Lares. After the failure of this short-lived rebellion, many of the local leaders and participants were arrested, and some were executed. Those who survived their prison terms were later released and some went into exile, especially in New York City.

Shortly after the 1868 revolt, Spain gave the island many liberal reforms. It extended to Puerto Rico some elements of the liberal constitution that it had allowed its former colonies in South America. Puerto Rico received provincial status and Spanish citizenship was granted to the criollos (creole people), the native-born of the island. Political reforms included allowing Puerto Ricans to participate in special elections and to organize officially recognized political parties. During the following years, the minor protests against Spanish rule that arose in various towns of the island were quickly subdued by the Spanish authorities.

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