Massacre of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Democracy Now's broadcast marking the 70th anniversary of the Ponce Massacre, an atrocity in the history of struggle for Puerto Rican independence. For more on this historic event see: http://www.letsgotoponce.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&i...

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• history
• independence
• oppression

[PlanetXObserver]

Viva Puerto Rico!!!!

[BXGUY73]

@PirataDeBoriquen Saludos a usted tambien. Y si, es una triste realidad. Pronto llegara la parada puertorriquena y usted vera los que no saben de su cultura, no hablan espanol, ni saben quienes eran ISMAEL RIVERA, CHEO FELICIANO, PETE "CONDE" RODRIGUEZ, DON FELIX ALDUEN, RAFAEL CEPEDA, EMETERIO BETANCES, BANDERA DE LARES, EL 65 INFANTERIA DON ALBIZU-CAMPOS. NI de BOMBA Y PLENA. Lo que saben es de Rreggaeton, Fat Joe, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Victor Manuelle, y Gilberto Santa-Rosa.

[Borinquen94]

The U.S is the best country in the world but look what they did to people of my country just for making my country independent! You americans deserve to get your asses kicked by nations in the middle east Asia.

[puertorricanstar]

independence for PR PORFAVOR despierten coño

[Agueybana56]

It,s a shame that we Puertorricans have to tolerate the invasion of a foreign country. The usa took our country by force and since then have been committing all types of crimes to humanity like England did with their colonies, the nazi party did with opposition. That,s not new to usa they have been great students and learned from their teachers who came before then. Fbi,cia dia nsa,and other repressive agencies are the instruments. Even the governor and the police in PR are their peons. GBA

[100crawma]

if there is a god in heaven , you ricans will get  your independance-- good riddance

[albizu2010]

fat joe?

[puertorricanstar]

VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE!!!!!!!!! get out our land USA

[TheBoriqueen]

HIS BOOK BELONGS IN EVERY AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL HISTORY LESSON.... WHY IS IT THAT OUR P.R. HISTORY IS NOT TAUGHT TO OUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL YET WERE TO BE CONSIDERED A PART OF THE U.S.

THIS BOOK BELONGS INSIDE EVERY NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY LESSON

[Hernandez101010]

@ELGREYCO la historia es escrita por los que están en poder..... lo mismo pasaba en argentina durante la dictadura, Chile, ademas de muchos otros países que manipulan la historia. Si los que están en poder no quieran que lo sepas, no lo sabrás. Igualmente la historia tiene mucho que ver con política, quizá los maestros no lo enseñan por su ideología.

[BXGUY73]

@presidente006 Yes, they fought as Spanish troops in the Spanish army, not as a separate Puerto Rican revolutionary army like the Cubans who had rebels fighting against Spain. Puerto Ricans did not fight against Spain like the Cubans did. And when P.R. had it's independence that week prior to the treaty, why didn't they go into an uproar at how can a sovereign nation be handed over by one nation to another. perhaps if P.R. fought against Spain at the time it may have been different.