"Our life will always be --devoid of weaknesses, free from surrender, without fear of the powerful-- until our soul enters the mistery of eternity, dedicated to democracy; to peace; to the independence of Puerto Rico;
to genuine social justice; and the fraternity of all Puerto Ricans.
To the struggle and victory! 
-Gilberto Concepción de Gracia
President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
(from the PIP's foundation in 1946 until his decease in 1968)

Most people do not have a good understanding of what independence means or what are its implications for Puerto Rico.  Our purpose is to give out brief and simple explanations of how an independent Puerto Rico would be. Select any title on the following menu to reach a short discussion on each of the subjects below.
Puerto Rico is a Colony
What does Puerto Rico
independence mean?
Economy
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Most Frequently asked questions about Puerto Rico Independence - by Dr. Ramón López Alemán
You may also get more information on the Independence issue
by downloading the following documents.  These PDF files are in Spanish.
"El caso colonial de Puerto Rico en la ONU"
Read the most important UN Resolutions and other documents related with the colonial case of Puerto Rico.
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The 17 most frequently asked questions about independence are answered in this booklet.
"Lo que debes saber sobre la INDEPENDENCIA"
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Read the papers and depositions presented by PIP during the Young Bill Congress hearings on 1997.
 "El PIP ante el Proyecto Young"
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On this speech, Rubén Berríos draws a map for the road to independence and examines where are we today.
"Un mapa para la ruta".
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You will need Acrobat Reader to open and read the above PDF files.  You may download it free HERE
 
Bibliography of some af the many books about the History of Puerto Rico and about the independence struggle:
  • Acosta, Ivonne, La mordaza: Puerto Rico 1948-1957. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Edil, 1989, 238 páginas
  • Berríos Martínez, Rubén, La independencia de Puerto Rico: Razón y lucha. México: Editorial Línea, 1983, 479 páginas
  • Berríos Martínez, Rubén, Un mapa para la ruta. San Juan Puerto Rico: Editorial Corripio, Rep. Dominicana, 2004, 497 páginas
  • Delgado Pasapera, Germán, Puerto Rico: Sus luchas emancipadoras. San Juan , Puerto Rico: Editorial Cultural, Inc., 1984, 609 páginas
  • Díaz Soler, Luis M., Puerto Rico desde sus orígenes hasta el cese de la dominación española. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1999, 758 páginas
  • Díaz Soler, Luis M., Puerto Rico: Sus luchas por alcanzar estabilidad económica, definición política y afirmación cultural, 1898 – 1996. Isabela, Puerto Rico: Isabela Printing, Inc., 1998, 685 páginas
  • Dietz, James L., Historia económica de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Ediciones Huracán, Inc., 1era edición 1989, 358 páginas
  • ____________, Economic History of Puerto Rico: Institutional Change and Capitalist Development. Princeton University Press, 1986
  • Duffy, Christina and Marshall, Burke (Editors), Foreing ina domestic Sense. USA: Duke University Press, 2001, 422 pages
  • Fernández, Ronald, The Disenchanted Island: Puerto Rico and the United States in the 20th Century. USA: Praeger Publishers, 1996, 278 pages
  • Gautier Mayoral, Carmen, Puerto Rico y la ONU. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Edil, Inc., 1978, 251 páginas
  • Irizarry Mora, Edwin, Economía de Puerto Rico: Evolución y perspectivas. México: Thomson Learning, Inc., 2001, 422 páginas
  • Martín García, Fernando, La tierra prometida. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Libertad, 1996, 167 páginas
  • Rivera Ramos, Efrén, The Legal Construction of Identity: The Judicial and Social Legacy of American Colonialism in Puerto Rico. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001, 275 pages
  • Rosado, Marisa, Pedro Albizu Campos: Las llamas de la aurora. UN acercamiento a su biografía. San Juan, Puerto Rico: 2001, 616 páginas
  • Trías Monge, José, Puerto Rico: Las penas de la colonia más antigua del mundo. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1999, 261 páginas
  • _________________, Puerto Rico: The Trials of the Oldest Colony of the World.

 

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