Grito de Lares

Grito de Lares
	Original Revolutionary Flag of the Grito de Lares, c. 1868; Original Revolutionary Flag of the Grito de Lares, c. 1868;
Date	September 23, 1868
Location	Lares, Puerto Rico

El Grito de Lares (The Cry of Lares), also referred to as the Lares uprising, the Lares revolt, the Lares rebellion, or the Lares revolution, was the first of two revolts against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. The revolt was planned by Ramón Emeterio Betances and Segundo Ruiz Belvis. It began on September 23, 1868, in the town of Lares, for which it is named. It spread rapidly to various revolutionary cells throughout the island. The revolutionary flag of El Grito de Lares is recognized as the first flag of Puerto Rico.

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