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September 23 marks the birth of the Puerto Rican nation, the death of a national hero, and a time for reflection and rejuvenation for the protracted struggle ahead. The roots of our nation are in Lares. The definition of our nationality was forged by the determination to expel colonial power from our land. In the days and months preceding the 23rd of September, 1868, a conspiracy was born. A conspiracy fully aware of its driving forces: national liberation and class struggle. A conspiracy to expel the institution of slavery from the archipelago. To banish the plantation system and give life […]