Posted on 09/02/2014 10:13:23 AM PDT by Ebenezer
(English-language translation)
San Juan, Sept. 1 - Starting today, the Puerto Rico Reunification with Spain Movement (MRE) is an officially-constituted group after its first assembly was attended by less than 40 people whose common interest is to make the Caribbean island a Spanish province.
"Reunificationists, 116 years ago, the Spanish province of Puerto Rico was invaded and militarily occupied by the United States, causing the separation from the mother country Spain against its will," said José Nieves, the driving force behind this initiative, during the assembly held on Sunday during the long weekend in Puerto Rico and the United States in observance of Labor Day.
As the organization stated today, Nieves defended [the argument] in the founding speech that the "fateful" Treaty of Paris of 1898 "is illegal because there was no representation from the autonomic government of Puerto Rico."
Since then, in his opinion, there have been 116 years of "Americanization" of Puerto Rico, which is currently under a U.S. Commonwealth status, and "historical distortion so we may forget our past."
However, he celebrated those attempts' "having failed, because we are still Puerto Ricans and we still speak Spanish."
"We will not rest until the people of Puerto Rico know their true history and we become the eighteenth autonomous community within the Kingdom of Spain," added the founder of a movement that was born through Facebook, where it now enjoys over 10,700 "Likes".
In concluding a speech in which the cry "Spanish Puerto Rico!" was heard and a debate ensued over what steps must be taken to meet the organization's objectives and what interest the annexation of Puerto Rico may have for Spain, Nieves pointed out: "Mother Spain, open your arms, that your son Puerto Rico will return home!"
Oh nooooooooooooo.
Take the NY/PR leadership as well - package deal.
Hmm...that's a thought. Not to mention the taxes the EU would levy.
Not much of a movement yet with only 40 supporters.
Think of what you can get!
hell of a better idea than making it America’s 51st state.
NO commonality.
Why the heck would Spain even want it?
Madre Patria!
But my heart & soul is in the US of A!
But leave Kimberly Guilfoile here.
So, you mean they really do want to pay income taxes?
they have my vote..
Don’t worry about some of these clowns. Lately many of them believe that everyone with a Spanish last name isn’t a real American. They seem to forget that many of the people in New Mexico can trace their roots in this land to the 1500’s. Many in Texas and California to the 1700’s, and that Puerto Rico has been a US territory for over 100 years. They also forget that thousands of men with Spanish last names have given their lives in the service to our great republic. Many here choose to ignore these basic facts. Semper Fi brother.
Have they asked Spain?
Spain may not want it back!................
Buh-bye, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Oh, hope you folks in Spain like supporting these folks.
We also need to revoke US citizenship for all Puerto Ricans; if some want to stay citizens, make them re-apply. However, we cannot allow them ALL to remain citizens (i.e. support them) while a Spanish (or any other country’s) flag flies above that soil. NO citizenship for anyone accepting benefits from the federal government (and, no, Social Security and Medicare are not benefits any more than a military pension and VA care is, those were earned).
When they get to 45 followers call me...
Imagine the drop off in the second to the fifth meeting.
Actually, I wonder if this might strike a chord that simple independence doesn’t. Reunification puts them out of reach of Washington. It makes them EU. It makes them Spain. Whereas independence risks them becoming DR.
Hmmmm....if successful, this could raise the standard or living for both the U.S. and Spain. /sarc
Good. Go away.
Be careful, they may want California too. While I would be all for giving Spain Mexico, California grows a lot of our food other than that, they could have CA as well.
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