Puerto Rico, 1898: The War After The War 1898. English

Pico's (U. of Puerto Rico) text was originally published in Spanish in 1987, as one of several works written in the late-1990s marking the centennial of the Spanish-American-Cuban War of 1898 and its consequences for Puerto Rico. When the U.S. invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, the country was seriously divided by social conflicts; the invasion gave rise to violent expression of those preexisting conflicts. Pico examines the armed groups that terrorized the Puerto Rican countryside in 1898 and 1899, attacking first the farms and rural stores of Spaniards, and later those of native-born Puerto Ricans of European descent. No subject index. Translated into English by Sylvia Korwek and Psique Guzmán. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Table of Contents Preface to the Edition in English Preface Acknowledgements Glossary 1. Rural Order in Puerto Rico in the 1890s 2. The Invaders and the Invaded 3. Activities of the Armed Bands from July to October, 1898 4. The Bands, from October 1898 to February 1899 5. The American Military and the Bands 6. The Military and Puerto Rico 7. Why Remember Them? Abbreviations Notes NOTES TO THE PREFACE NOTES TO CHAPTER ONE NOTES TO CHAPTER TWO NOTES TO CHAPTER 3 NOTES TO CHAPTER FOUR NOTES TO CHAPTER 5 NOTES TO CHAPTER 6 Bibliography This title explores the war that followed the US invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 and has been written by Puerto Rico's leading historian.