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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puerto Rican nationalist
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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
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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
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leadership in the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolt of 1950 ⓘ role in the Jayuya Uprising ⓘ |
| occupation |
political activist
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teacher ⓘ |
| pardonDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Jayuya Uprising
NERFINISHED
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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
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Hiram Torresola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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