Talk:Grito de Lares

message: Lares Outcry would be the more idiomatic rendering. Wetman 08:37, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The "Lares Cry" is also often refered to as the "Lares Uprising"
The correct translation of El Grito de Lares is: The Lares Uprise
The term "cry" refers more to crying with tears, the term "Shout" refers to scream, yell, so "cry of Lares" is wrongly used as the people involved in  the uprising were not crying for independence, they were shouting for independence like the Shout of Dolores in Mexico.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.54.168.116 (talk) 11:31, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lares Uprising 

message: There's quite a lot to be added here: extra historical details on the reasons for the uprise (some go as far back as 1862), some tactical details, some extra details on what happened before the movement was squealed upon and afterwards, the death of Matías Brugman... tons of stuff. Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim's book is excellent on the matter, and there have been other recent books with  even more references than hers. Any volunteers? Demf 12:25, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I found the original Perez Moris book online... while obviously biased (some of the later research has disputed many of his facts, using court records as a basis), the facts were obviously fresh in his mind when he wrote his book. Caveat Emptor... Demf 16:21, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Please help expanding this article

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message: In the "Aftermath" the article cites among the positive outcomes of the Grito de Lares that Spain granted the island more political autonomy. In explaining the historical view of El Grito de Lares the article indicates that there was an attempt by a Spanish journalist to minimize the importance of this event. That is countered by citing other later historical events:
: During the years immediately following the Grito, there were minor pro-independence protests and skirmishes with the Spanish authorities in Las Marías, Adjuntas, Utuado, Vieques, Bayamón, Ciales and Toa Baja (Palo Seco).
Next thing we know, it's 1899:
:The Spanish prohibition [on celebrating it as a holiday] lasted until its colonial rule over Puerto Rico formally ended in 1899.
This makes it seem as if El Grito de Lares had no further historical significance and doesn't mention its (& Puerto Rico's?) role. All of a sudden colonial rule ended and the article is into the 20th Century. I believe that El Grito de Lares is seen today as the precursor to the Cuban War of Independence, which led to the U.S. involvement that led to the Spanish-American War. Forgive my ignorance regarding Puerto Rico's involvement in the fight for independence, but I have always assumed that Puerto Rico did more than just contribute one person who became C-i-C of the Cuban Liberation Army - Juan Ríus Rivera.
Am I wrong? Did Puerto Rico remain passive between 1869 and 1899? I suspect not and if it did not, the article should at least mention that El Grito de Lares was just the beginning of the Revolution rather than an isolated event. I propose that at the very least we add a sentence or a small paragraph which conveys this idea. Something along the lines of:
:Although el Grito de Lares movement was quashed, it led to further attempts to obtain liberation from Spain, eventually culminating in the war which ended Spanish colonial rule.  [Here a link to Spanish American War]
Someone with a greater knowledge of Puerto Rican history might want to expand on this, but I propose adding the above, or something like it. Thoughts? It could be added immediately after the sentence about the "skirmishes" at "Las Marías, Adjuntas, Utuado, Vieques, Bayamón, Ciales and Toa Baja (Palo Seco)," but that paragraph seems to focus more on whether or not it was a significant event. Is this really in dispute? 
By the way, I clicked on three of the links for those skirmishes which led me to places in Puerto Rico. However, nowhere in those three articles was there any mention of any skirmish. 
One other thing, the way Cubans mention el Grito de Lares (which I have always heard as el Grito de Llares - I have no idea why) I assumed that it served as a rallying cry along the lines of "Remember the Alamo" or was seen as an important event like "the shot heard 'round the world." Does anyone know? Ileanadu (talk) 13:55, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connection needed between Aftermath & Holiday 

message: Please look at the timeline of Puerto Rico History on a Smithsonian website where Grito de Lares is mentioned. They state that "...and the rebels were pardoned by the Spanish government."  I have never heard this. I contacted The Smithsonian about this and they have not answered.--The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 10:13, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I got a response that my  concerns have been passed on  to the curatorial staff.--The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 03:57, 2 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smithsonian 

message: An academic book on the cause of the uprising I have read says a major contributing reason for the rebels was the trade terms set by Spanish immigrant merchants in Mayaguez. Some of the leaders of uprising were more motivated by their feelings about Spanish treatment of delinquent debtors rather than a desire for independence.RichardBond (talk) 17:42, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Motivation for the Insurrection