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Utuado uprising

Utuado uprising
BelligerentsPuerto Rican Nationalist PartyUnited StatesCommanders and leadersBlanca CanalesLuis R. EstevesCasualties and losses 7 killed (4 after surrendering) 3 killed (2 National Guardsmen and 1 police officer)

The Utuado uprising, also known as the Utuado revolt or El Grito de Utuado, refers to the revolt against the United States government in Puerto Rico which occurred on October 30, 1950, in the town of Utuado. There were simultaneous revolts in various other towns in Puerto Rico, including the capital of San Juan and the cities of Mayaguez and Arecibo, plus major confrontations in the city of Ponce and the towns of Peñuelas and Jayuya.