A human rights commission would later report that all had been gunned down by police. A short history of the massacre in puerto rico of peaceful demonstrators calling for the release of imprisoned separatist leader pedro campos by police acting. Complete summary of edwidge danticats the farming of bones. Most of the dead were reportedly shot in their backs. The ponce massacre, 1937 wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism.
To this day, the ponce massacre stands as a monument of official brutality. Ponce massacre of 1937, which provoked 19 deaths and a major political. A short history of the massacre in puerto rico of peaceful demonstrators calling for the release of imprisoned separatist leader. On march 21, 1937, the nationalist party in ponce planned to demonstrate against the. On march 21, 1937, the nationalist party in ponce planned to demonstrate against the incarceration of albizu campos and to demand independence. March 21 marks the 70th anniversary of the ponce massacre in the southern city of ponce, puerto rico. Remembering puerto ricos ponce massacre liberation news. The ponce massacre was an event that took place on palm sunday, march 21, 1937, in ponce.
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