Puerto Rico:Spanish-Ameri War: Did they support it?

Question

Hey, I was doing a history project on imperialism and colonialism of America, and I was going to focus on Puerto Rico. However, I have encountered multiple perspectives.

Some people have said that America was only with the war with Spain and that's why there was Pro-America Puerto Ricans and that they supposedly cheered America.

However, I have also encountered that America bombed San Juan and resistance included a group that attacked with only machetes.

So did the island have both pro- and anti- Ricans? Or was it like in the Phillipines where America claimed it was helping an d then immediately tries to take over?

Thanks

Answer 1

In Puerto Rico, prior to the Spanish-American War, there was a sentiment of Independence from Spain. As a fact, there was an attempt to revolution in the mid 1800s, the so called "Grito de Lares". The Spanish troops were able to defeat the demonstrators.



Several of the pro-indenpendence and pro autonomy politicians made trips to the USA to gain the support of the US for their cause. The US saw that the Islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico could be an economic asset to their own goals. In addition, by helping these Islands to gain independence, they could stop European nations having territories in America (refer to the Monroe Doctrine - America for the Americans).



Anyway, during the S-A War, the US troops invaded Puerto Rico from the South while the Navy bombarded San Juan. Several Spanish Regiments confromted the American troops but without success. In addition, some of the Puertoricans that supported the Spanish Crown confronted the american troops. Still, they were no match for the American troops.



The US received the Phillipines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico as war bounty. They gave the independence to the Phillipines and Cuba but kept the rights to military bases. As for Guam and Puerto Rico, they kept them as military possessions. I do not know why Guam, but in the case of Puerto Rico, the US saw the Island as a Strategic location.



The debate regarding Imperialism and colonialism as been going on for years. I'll say that at this time, Puerto Rico is to the US the same as Quebec is to Canada.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes indeed, the Philippines and Puerto Rico (and Cuba) share one of the darkest periods in American history. I am Filipino, married to an American. We both feel the Americans schemed against all natives, helping their anti-Spanish rebels weaken the Spanish colonizers, while the American government was making negotiations for the Treaty of Paris, which eventually made the US the new colonizers!

Answer 4

If by what you mean by Like the Philippines, yes people were supportive of the Americans until they tried to replace Spain as the new "masters" and did not respect the Philippine Envoy during the treaty of Paris.

Answer 5

Sol, Filipinos must of not had too much of a problem with the US considering how much they sacrificed for the US during WWll. You guys sacrificed yourselves in order to help McArthur and many of his troops escape before the Japanese took over, after the occupation the Japs were slaughtering you guys right and left and treated you worse than the Americans but still you guys hung in there, fought the Japs in a guerilla war and when McArthur returened, joined in again. You also risked yourselves hiding escaped American POWs in your own homes.



I don't know about right after the Spanish American war, but before and during WWll you guys treated us like brothers and we owe you for it.

Answer 6

it has pro- and anti-