Blanca Canales

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Blanca Canales was a Puerto Rican nationalist leader and activist known for her prominent role in the island’s mid-20th-century independence movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Puerto Rican nationalist
human
independence activist
political activist
revolutionary
arrestedFor participation in the 1950 Jayuya revolt
birthDate 1906-02-17
birthPlace Jayuya, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
burialPlace Jayuya, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
convictedOf seditious conspiracy
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1996-07-25
educatedAt Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED
University of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Puerto Rican
familyName Canales NERFINISHED
fullName Blanca Canales Torresola NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Blanca NERFINISHED
hasNationality Puerto Rican
imprisonedAt La Princesa prison, San Juan NERFINISHED
Women’s Federal Reformatory in Alderson, West Virginia NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Spanish
memberOf Puerto Rican Nationalist Party NERFINISHED
movement Puerto Rican independence movement NERFINISHED
notableAction raised the Puerto Rican flag during the Jayuya Uprising
notableEvent proclaimed the Republic of Puerto Rico in Jayuya in 1950
notableFor advocacy for Puerto Rican independence
leadership in the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolt of 1950
role in the Jayuya Uprising
occupation political activist
teacher
pardonDate 1967
participatedIn Jayuya Uprising NERFINISHED
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Jayuyita, Puerto Rico
politicalAlignment Puerto Rican nationalism
politicalGoal independence of Puerto Rico from the United States
receivedPardonFrom Luis Muñoz Marín NERFINISHED
relative Griselio Torresola NERFINISHED
residence Jayuya, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
San Juan, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
sentence life imprisonment
sibling Elio Torresola NERFINISHED
Hiram Torresola NERFINISHED

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