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Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)

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Grito de Lares

1868 revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico

Grito de Lares, also referred to as the Lares revolt, the Lares rebellion, the Lares uprising, or the Lares revolution, was the first short-lived declaration, battle cry, and revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico on…
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Puerto Rico

U.S. territory in the Caribbean

Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida,…
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