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Lares duró horas, pero el recibo siguió

The Grito de Lares lasted hours militarily, but the receipt ties independence, abolition, jornaleros, authority, and national memory together.

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  • EnciclopediaPR identifies the Grito de Lares as the Puerto Rican revolution for independence from Spain, carried out on September 23, 1868.
  • The Municipio de Lares says hundreds took Lares, proclaimed independence, arrested Spanish authorities, abolished the libreta de jornaleros, and declared enslaved people who joined the revolution free.
  • The source trail says Spanish troops defeated the movement the next day toward San Sebastián, followed by more than 500 arrests and a January 1869 amnesty.
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YouTube ShortEnciclopediaPR: El Grito de Lares 1868Municipio de Lares: Grito de LaresEncyclopedia.com: Grito de LaresSource packet: Lares duro horas, pero el recibo siguioLocal receipt trail
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