THE IMPRISONMENT OF MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING COLONIALISM, 1898 - 1958 1920 - 1930
Emmet Montgomery Reilly, known for his anti-independentismo and anti-puertorriquenismo, is appointed governor of Puerto Rico. He is one of the most hated governors. Censorship of the press continues.
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		Partido Nacionalista or the Nationalist Party is founded. From the 1920's until the 1970's, Nationalist members and their leaders are continuously imprisoned. The last Nationalists were released from American prisons in 1978 for charges brought against them in the 1950's. There were Nationalists in prison for more than 40 years.
Pedro Albizu Campos becomes president of the Nationalist Party. He breaks with the traditional, moderate style of opposition. He denounces and directly challenges the colonial regime. His strategy coincides with a rise in feelings for independence and growing labor unrest. The United States reacts to the Nationalist threat by appointing Blanton Winship Governor of Puerto Rico, Elisha Francis Riggs Chief of Police, and Robert A. Cooper Judge of the Tribunal of the United States in Puerto Rico. All are directly connected with the American Armed Forces.		larger photo