Autonomy Charter of Puerto Rico

The Autonomy Charter of Puerto Rico was, alongside the Autonomy Charter of Cuba, the first Statute of Autonomy granted by Spain to a province, in particular to the Captaincy General of Puerto Rico. It authorized the formation of an autonomous government.

It was granted during the fourth term of the liberal Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (1897-99) as Prime Minister, by Royal Decree signed on November 25, 1897, by Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria on behalf of her son, Alfonso XIII of Spain. It was published in the Gaceta de Madrid on November 28, 1897.

Its promulgation was accompanied by the establishment of universal male suffrage in all overseas provinces.

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