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Events on Wednesday 23 September 1868 1
1868Grito de LaresPuerto Rican uprising against Spanish rulePuerto Rican rebels declared independence from Spain in the town of Lares, proclaiming a short-lived republic. Spanish colonial forces crushed the uprising within days and arrested hundreds of participants. The revolt became a lasting symbol of Puerto Rican nationalism.