1937: Masacre de Ponce

1937: Masacre de Ponce

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 2, 2002

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

1937: Masacre de Ponce

Production Companies

Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública

Director

Jaime Hamilton

Description

The Ponce Massacre took place on March 21, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when a peaceful civilian march turned into a police shooting. 19 civilians and two policemen were killed, with more than 200 others wounded. It remains the largest massacre in post-Spanish imperial history in Puerto Rico.