1950 Jayuya Uprising

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The 1950 Jayuya Uprising was an armed revolt in the Puerto Rican town of Jayuya led by Nationalist Party members seeking to end U.S. rule and establish Puerto Rico as an independent republic.

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1950 Jayuya Uprising canonical 2
Jayuya Uprising 2
Jayuya Nationalist Uprising 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-colonial rebellion
armed uprising
event in Puerto Rico
revolt
alsoKnownAs 1950 Jayuya Uprising
surface form: Jayuya Nationalist Uprising

1950 Jayuya Uprising
surface form: Jayuya Revolt of 1950
commemoratedBy annual activities in Jayuya
counteredBy air attacks on Jayuya
artillery bombardment of Jayuya
countryInvolved United States of America
surface form: United States
hasAction proclamation of the Republic of Puerto Rico
raising of the Puerto Rican flag in Jayuya
seizure of the town of Jayuya by Nationalists
hasApproximateDuration about two days
hasCause Puerto Rican independence movement
opposition to United States rule over Puerto Rico
hasConsequence heightened debate over Puerto Rico’s political status
increased repression of Nationalist Party
hasEndDate 1950-10-31
hasGoal end U.S. colonial rule in Puerto Rico
establish Puerto Rico as an independent republic
hasIdeology Puerto Rican nationalism
anti-imperialism
hasLanguage English
Spanish
hasLeader Blanca Canales
Nationalist Party leaders in Jayuya
hasLocation Jayuya
Puerto Rico
hasParticipant Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Puerto Rico Police Bureau
surface form: Puerto Rico Insular Police

United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States armed forces
hasStartDate 1950-10-30
historicalPeriod Cold War era
legalContext Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza)
surface form: Law 53 of 1948 (Gag Law) in Puerto Rico
opposedBy Puerto Rican National Guard
Puerto Rico Police Bureau
surface form: Puerto Rico Insular Police

United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States military
partOf Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of 1950
relatedEvent 1950 Nationalist attack on Blair House
1950 Nationalist attack on La Fortaleza
1950 Utuado Uprising
result arrest of Nationalist leaders
imposition of martial law in parts of Puerto Rico
rapid suppression of the uprising
significantPerson Blanca Canales
Pedro Albizu Campos
usedWeapon explosives
small arms

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Puerto Rican independence movement hasKeyEvent 1950 Jayuya Uprising
1950 Jayuya Uprising alsoKnownAs 1950 Jayuya Uprising
this entity surface form: Jayuya Revolt of 1950
1950 Jayuya Uprising alsoKnownAs 1950 Jayuya Uprising
this entity surface form: Jayuya Nationalist Uprising
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party notableEvent 1950 Jayuya Uprising
this entity surface form: Jayuya Uprising
1950 Utuado Uprising relatedTo 1950 Jayuya Uprising
this entity surface form: Jayuya Uprising
1950 Utuado Uprising relatedTo 1950 Jayuya Uprising