Grito de Lares

When

23 Sep 1868

Kind

Rebellion

Coordinates

18.30° N, 66.88° W

Description

first revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico

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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