
Borinquén

Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 and for much of the next fifty years Puerto Ricans fought fiercely about this status. Should they struggle for independence, or to be a U.S. state, or something in between? In this episode, we look at Puerto Rico's relationship with the mainland U.S. and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.
If you would like to learn more about the topic:
- We Are Left without a Father Here: Masculinity, Domesticity, and Migration in Postwar Puerto Rico by Eileen Findlay
- Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science, and U.S. Imperialism in Puerto Rico by Laura Briggs
- Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico by Harry Franqui-Rivera
- How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr
- Nationalist Heroines by Olga Jimaenez De Wagenheim
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