What the records say
- When
- 24 Sep 1868
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.34° N, 66.99° W
- Description
- 1868 battle
Grito de Lares
1868 revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico
Grito de Lares, also referred to as the Lares revolt, or the Lares revolution, was the first short revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico on September 23, 1868. Three decades after its uprising in Lares, the committee carried out a second unsuccessful revolt in the neighboring southwestern municipality of Yauco, known as the Intentona de Yauco.
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