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=== Unrest ===
During the Spring of Nations in the 1830's Puerto Rico spawned an liberal-minded independence movement seeking to drive out the Spanish crown and establish a republic. While Spanish authorities were primarily occupied with unrest in the Iberian peninsula, independentistas occupied the island of Vieques and attempted to muster an army to take the city San Juan to no avail. In the spring of 1839 the S''ociedad por la Liberación del Pueblo de Puerto Rico'' or commonly known as ''Los Libertadores'' rose up in the southern coast of Puerto Rico centered around Ponce and Peñuelas. The leader of the rebels Miguel López de Vigo declared [[The Republic of Puerto Rico]] that summer in Ponce. Throughout the rebellion the rebels were plagued by infighting and unsuccessfully tried to take San Juan twice in the winter of 1839. In the spring of 1840 the Spanish navy took the island of Vieques and Ponce and by the beginning of the summer the rebel army was either dispersed or captured.
=== Reform ===
The unrest of the 1840's shook Spanish colonial officials and reinforced the belief that administration of the Spanish American colonies needed reform. In 1842 slavery was abolished by order of Spanish royal decree, in which fears of slave rebellions in Puerto Rico and Cuba was commonly cited as major reason.
=== Modern Day ===
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