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Blanca Canales

Blanca is best known for leading Jayuya Revolt. She was born into a politically active family. She was the younger sister of Nemesio Canales and her father was a member of the "Unionist Party" of Puerto Rico which believed in the independence of the island. Her mother was a strong willed woman who encouraged her daughter to think for herself. As a child Blanca read many books and stories about other nations and their heroes. She went with her father to political meetings and became impressed with the speeches and enjoyed the patriotic nature of the flag waving and these meetings. She finished her primary and secondary education in Jayuya. Image File history File links Blanca_Canales. ... Image File history File links Blanca_Canales. ... The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to the revolt against the Government of the United States in Puerto Rico which occured on October 30, 1950 in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. ... Nemesio R. Canales (December 18, 1878 - September 14, 1923) born in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico, was a poet, essayist, journalist, novelist, playwright and a politician who defended womens civil rights. ...

In 1924, her father died and her mother moved to Ponce. She graduated from Ponce High School and then enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico. On May 1930 she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts. Before graduating, she attended a conference given by the President of The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Pedro Albizu Campos, and was very impressed. Blanca returned to the university that same year to take a course in social work. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party was first organized on September 17, 1922. ... Pedro Albizu Campos Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos (September 12, 1891 – April 21, 1965) born in Tenerias Village in Ponce, Puerto Rico was the son of Alejandro Albizu and Juana Campos. ...

Blanca returned to Jayuya and worked at a local rural school. In 1931, she joined the Nationalist Party and was active organizing the women's branch of that party. A series of events between the United States appointed government and the nationalists took place in the 1930s. In 1936, Albizu Campos was arrested and on March 31, 1937 the Ponce Massacre took place. 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

During the 1940s, Blanca's active participation was limited to making collections because her job kept her busy traveling from San Juan to Ponce. Things changed when Albizu Campos was released from jail in 1947. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1949, the Nationalist Party under Campos leadership planned a revolution which was supposed to take place in 1952 when the United States Congress was to approve the concept of "Estado Libre Associado". The leaders of Jayuya included Blanca, Elio Torresola (Griselio Torresola's brother) and the Irizarry brothers. Weapons for the planned revolution were stored in Blanca's house. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Congress in Joint Session. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ... Griselio Torresola (1925 – November 1, 1950) born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman. ...

The House of Nemesio and Blanca Canales

On October 26, 1950, Albizu Campos held a political meeting in Fajardo. After the meeting Campos received word that he was going to be arrested and that his house in San Juan was surrounded by the police. The nationalists decided to go on with their planned revolution and instructed their members to raid the police stations in the island. Image File history File links House_of_Blanca_Canales. ... Image File history File links House_of_Blanca_Canales. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fajardo is a small but popular city located on the north east coast of Puerto Rico. ...

On October 30, 1950, Blanca and her group entered the town of Jayuya, in what became known as "The Jayuya Uprising", waving Puerto Rican Flags (which were outlawed from 1898 to1952) and took over the police and telephone stations. She led the group to the town's plaza where she raised the Puerto Rican Flag and declared Puerto Rico to be a Republic. Blanca went to the town's hospital and attended to the wounds of Carlos Irizarry. Jayuya was under the nationalists' control for three days until it was bombed by the planes and the artillery of the United States National Guard. The nationalists surrendered on November 1, 1950. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to the revolt against the Government of the United States in Puerto Rico which occured on October 30, 1950 in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. ... The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Flag of Puerto Rico consists of five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center. ... Seal of the National Guard Bureau Seal of the Army National Guard Seal of the Air National Guard // Background The United States National Guard is a significant component of the United States armed forces military reserve. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ...

Blanca was arrested and accused of killing a police officer and wounding three others. She was also accused of burning down the local post office; she was sentenced to life imprisonment plus sixty years of jail. On June 1951, she was sent to the Federal Industrial Institution for Women in Alderson, West Virginia, the same prison in which Lolita Lebron would be sent to in 1954. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Alderson is a town located in West Virginia. ... Lolita Lebron (born Dolores Lebrón Sotomayor in 1920 in Lares, Puerto Rico) is an active advocate for Puerto Rican independence. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1956, Blanca was transferred to the Women's Jail in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. In 1967, Blanca was given a full pardon by Puerto Rican Governor Roberto Sanchez Vilella. She continued to be an active independence advocate until she died. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vega Baja is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roberto Sánchez Vilella (February 19, 1913-March 24, 1997) was the second democratically eleted Governor of Puerto Rico. ...

Blanca Canales died in 1996 in Jayuya, Puerto Rico.

The house in which Blanca and her brother Nemesio were born and raised was turned into a museum by the City of Jayuya.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

Reference

• Further Photos of the Revolt