Liberal Reformist Party (Puerto Rico)
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The Liberal Reformist Party was a political party
in Puerto Rico
founded by Pedro Gerónimo Goico, Jose Julian Acosta
and Roman Baldorioty de Castro
in 1870.
It was the first political party ever to be established in Puerto Rico.
The party was formed following the Grito de Lares
revolt. Unlike the other party at the time, the Liberal Conservative Party, and which advocated assimilation into the political party system of Spain, the Autonomists—as the Liberal Reformist Party was called—advocated decentralization away from Spanish control.
The party was led by Pedro Gerónimo Goico (president), Jose Julian Acosta
, José Celis Aguilera, Román Baldorioty de Castro
, Julián Blanco, Nicolás Aguayo and Manuel Corchado Juarbe. The party would later change its name to Partido Incondicional Español (Unconditional Spanish Party).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
founded by Pedro Gerónimo Goico, Jose Julian Acosta
José Julián Acosta
José Julián Acosta Calbo , born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a distinguished journalist and a fervent advocate of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico.-Early years:...
and Roman Baldorioty de Castro
Román Baldorioty de Castro
Román Baldorioty de Castro distinguished himself as one of Puerto Rico's foremost abolitionists and spokesman for the island's right to self-determination...
in 1870.
It was the first political party ever to be established in Puerto Rico.
The party was formed following the Grito de Lares
Grito de Lares
El Grito de Lares —also referred as the Lares uprising, the Lares revolt, Lares rebellion or even Lares Revolution—was the first major revolt against Spanish rule and call for independence in Puerto Rico...
revolt. Unlike the other party at the time, the Liberal Conservative Party, and which advocated assimilation into the political party system of Spain, the Autonomists—as the Liberal Reformist Party was called—advocated decentralization away from Spanish control.
The party was led by Pedro Gerónimo Goico (president), Jose Julian Acosta
José Julián Acosta
José Julián Acosta Calbo , born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a distinguished journalist and a fervent advocate of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico.-Early years:...
, José Celis Aguilera, Román Baldorioty de Castro
Román Baldorioty de Castro
Román Baldorioty de Castro distinguished himself as one of Puerto Rico's foremost abolitionists and spokesman for the island's right to self-determination...
, Julián Blanco, Nicolás Aguayo and Manuel Corchado Juarbe. The party would later change its name to Partido Incondicional Español (Unconditional Spanish Party).