Resumen

POWER, Margaret. Nationalism in a Colonized Nation: The Nationlist Party and Puerto Rico. memorias [online]. 2013, n.20, pp.119-137. ISSN 1794-8886.

This article discusses the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico's understanding of nationalism. It located the nation both in the geographical entity of Puerto Rico and in the larger transnational political-cultural area of Latin America. To establish that Puerto Rico was a nation, the party drew on the culture, history, language, and religion that Puerto Rico shared with Latin America. Nationalists also linked the island to Latin America to convince Puerto Ricans that their history and their future lay with Iberoamérica. This article also establishes that the Nationalist Party believed that both men and women made up the nation and had an essential role to play in achieving its liberation. Pedro Albizu Campos, the leader of the Nationalist Party, strongly encouraged women to join the party and many women did.

Palabras clave : Puerto Rico; Nationalist Party; Nationalism; Pedro Albizu Campos.

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