• La Masacre de Ponce (1937) w/ Alana Casanova-Burgess

  • Mar 21 2021
  • Length: 16 mins
  • Podcast

La Masacre de Ponce (1937) w/ Alana Casanova-Burgess

  • Summary

  • It’s March 21st. On Palm Sunday, 1937, a peaceful march in Ponce. Puerto Rico was attacked by police who shot and killed 19 Puerto Ricans, including a seven year old girl and wounded over 200 others.

    Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Alana Casanova-Burgess, host of “La Brega,” to discuss the incident and its place in Puerto Rican independence efforts — and crackdowns by U.S. government.

    Find Alana’s podcast “La Brega” wherever you get your podcasts.

    Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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