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Tag: Decolonization

  • (Incomplete) Chronology of Puerto Rico’s political ecology

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    rsburke
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    1959- Founding of the pro-independence organization Movimiento Pro Independencia (MPI) and its newspaper Claridad.   1964-66- The local press informs that the government plans to approve strip mining projects. The MPI and the autonomist group Vanguardia Popular present environmental objections. The debate around mining marks the birth of the modern ecology movement in Puerto Rico.…