Is there a Puerto Rican Independence Day?

A second"independence day" is celebrated in October 30 when the town of Jayuya in the central mountains was briefly proclaimed as another sovereign Republic in 1950, but this lasted less than a day: Jayuya was air-bombed to force the surrender of the insurrects, who were linked to the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, presided by Pedro Albizu Campos (1891-1965). read more

Independence Day: Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos Día de la Independencia: A federal and commonwealth official holiday. Third Monday of July: Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera: Natalicio de Don Luis Muñoz Rivera: A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday, celebrated in recent years on the 4th of July. read more

The Independence Movement in Puerto Rico refers to initiatives by inhabitants throughout the history of Puerto Rico to obtain full political independence for the island nation. First from the Spanish Empire, and since 1898, from the United States. read more