Antillean Confederation movement

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19th-century political project Caribbean integration project political movement

The Antillean Confederation movement was a 19th-century political project, championed by figures like Ramón Emeterio Betances, that sought to unite the Caribbean islands—especially Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic—into a federated, independent union.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Antillean Confederation movement canonical	1
Antillean independence movement	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century political project ⓘ Caribbean integration project ⓘ political movement ⓘ
emergedInContextOf	Spanish colonial rule in the Caribbean ⓘ post-independence politics of the Dominican Republic ⓘ struggles for independence in Puerto Rico and Cuba ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Confederación Antillana NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGeographicFocus	Caribbean Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGoal	achieve independence for Caribbean colonies ⓘ create a political confederation of the Antilles ⓘ unite Caribbean islands into a federated union ⓘ
hasIdeology	Caribbean regionalism ⓘ Latin American unity ⓘ anti-colonialism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Eugenio María de Hostos NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregorio Luperón NERFINISHED ⓘ José Martí NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramón Emeterio Betances NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyFigureRole	Eugenio María de Hostos advocated Antillean federation in his writings NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregorio Luperón supported Antillean unity from the Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ José Martí supported Cuban independence and broader Antillean solidarity NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramón Emeterio Betances was a principal ideologue NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguageOfDiscourse	English NERFINISHED ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasLegacy	contributed to Antillean and Caribbean identity discourses ⓘ inspired later Caribbean integration ideas ⓘ
hasMainProponent	Ramón Emeterio Betances NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalObjective	create a balance of power among Caribbean nations ⓘ end Spanish colonial domination in Puerto Rico and Cuba ⓘ prevent foreign powers from dominating the Caribbean ⓘ
hasStatus	never fully realized ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	19th century ⓘ
influencedBy	Latin American independence movements ⓘ ideas of Simón Bolívar about regional confederations ⓘ
opposedBy	Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ other imperial powers with Caribbean interests ⓘ
proposedMember	Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Other Greater Antilles islands ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Lesser Antilles islands ⓘ
relatedConcept	Latin American confederation projects ⓘ Pan-Antillanism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan-Caribbeanism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ramón Emeterio Betances → movement → Antillean Confederation movement ⓘ

Eugenio María de Hostos → movement → Antillean Confederation movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Antillean independence movement