The Ponce Massacre

A peaceful Palm Sunday parade turned deadly in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1937. 21 Puerto Ricans were killed and more than 200 wounded, all at the hands of US funded Insular Police.

In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter of Puerto Rico history.

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Sources:

https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ponce-massacre/

https://waragainstallpuertoricans.com/the-ponce-massacre/

Denis, N. A., & Denis, N. A. (2016). The Ponce Massacre. In War against all puerto ricans revolution and terror in America's colony. essay, Bold Type Books.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce_massacre

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