Jíbaro (Puerto Rico)
Jíbaro (Spanish: [ˈxiβaɾo]) is a word used in Puerto Rico to refer to the countryside people who farm the land in a traditional way. The jíbaro is a self-subsistence farmer, and an iconic reflection of the Puerto Rican people. Traditional jíbaros were also farmer-salesmen who would grow enough crops to sell in the towns near their farms to purchase the bare necessities for their families, such as clothing.
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Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño dedicated to the jíbaro, in Salinas, Puerto Rico | |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation(s) | Self-subsistence farmers, agricultural land tenants, sharecroppers, fieldworkers |
In contemporary times, both white-collar and blue-collar Puerto Ricans are identifying themselves as jíbaros in a proud connection with their Puerto Rican history and culture in general.
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