Keywords
plebiscite
Foraker Act
PROMESA Act
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Sánchez Valle
How to Cite
Abstract
This article analyzes the political thought of Eugenio María de Hostos after turn of the 19th Century and the establishment of the "League of Patriots" Hostos proposed the end of the military regime, the creation of a temporary civil government and the holding of a plebiscite to determine the political status of Puerto Rico. The organic acts of Twentieth Century however, maintained the subordination of the Island to the power of Congress. The PROMESA Act underlines said subordination. This article affirms the need to renovate Hostos‘ project and provide for a decolonization process by convening a constituent assembly and a plebiscite. Speech delivered on the 177th Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, January 11, 2017.
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