Puerto Rican Communist Party
The Puerto Rican Communist Party (Spanish: Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño, PCP) was a communist party in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican Communist Party Partido Comunista Puertorriqueño | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Dissolved | 1991 |
| Newspaper | Lucha Obrera ("Workers' Struggle") |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism Puerto Rican independence |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "Pan, Tierra, y Libertad" ("Bread, Land, and Liberty") |
History
The PCP was formed in 1934 by dissident members of the Free Federation of Workers (FLT), the union arm of the Socialist Party. Its Secretary-General was Ramón Mirabal. Its membership always remained small, but it played a major role in the formation of the General Confederation of Workers (CGT) in 1940. A couple of the primary union organizers were Juan Sáez Corales and Alberto E. Sanchez.[1][2] The PCP newspaper was Lucha Obrera ("Workers' Struggle"), and its motto "Pan, Tierra, y Libertad" ("Bread, Land, and Liberty") was later used by the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
In the decades following the 1940s, the PCP never gained a large base of support, in part because of the existence of other left-wing parties such as the Puerto Rican Socialist Party and the Puerto Rican Independence Party. The party finally disbanded in 1991.[3]
References
External links
- The case of Puerto Rico: memorandum to the United Nations by the Communist Party of Puerto Rico. Foster, William Z. 1881-1961 (intro) New York, New Century Publishers, 1953
- Ayala, C.J.; Bernabe, R. (2009). Puerto Rico in the American Century: A History since 1898. University of North Carolina Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8078-9553-5. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
