Jayuya Uprising
| Jayuya Uprising | |||||||
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| Part of Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s | |||||||
Puerto Rican flag removed by a member of the National Guard after the 1950 Jayuya Uprising | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Puerto Rican Nationalist Party | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Blanca Canales | Luis R. Esteves | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 16 Nationalists dead | 8 police officers and soldiers dead | ||||||
| 4 civilians dead, 50 civilians injured | |||||||
| Part of a series on the |
| Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico |
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The Jayuya Uprising, also known as Jayuya Revolt or Cry of Jayuya (Spanish: Grito de Jayuya), was a Nationalist revolt that took place on October 30, 1950, in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. The revolt, led by Blanca Canales, was one of the multiple revolts that occurred throughout Puerto Rico on that day against the Puerto Rican government supported by the United States. The Nationalists were opposed to US sovereignty over Puerto Rico.