FALN Communique No. 10

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Title

FALN Communique No. 10

Subject

Political communique claiming responsibility for an attack on the Hilton Hotel in New York City.

Description

Dated September 21, 1976, this document details an attack on 'capitalist enterprise,' in this case the Hilton Hotel in New York City. The attack was in response to the 'colonial governor' of Puerto Rico, Rafael Hernandez Colon, and his cooperation with 'U.S. capitalist corporations' during the upcoming elections. The FALN conclude that 'this only demonstrates to the working class who the actual oppressors of the working class and the Puerto Rican people really are.'

Creator

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation)

Date

September 21, 1976

Contributor

N/A

Rights

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Relation

N/A

Format

PDF, paper, one (1) page

Language

English

Type

Political Communique

Identifier

N/A

Coverage

Puerto Rican revolutionary movements (1970s-1990s)

Event Item Type Metadata

Event Type

Bombing in New York City

Participants

FALN

Duration

September 21, 1976

Files

FALN Communique No. 10

Citation

Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation), “FALN Communique No. 10,” Bombs Don't Kill: Tracking Puerto Rican Revolutionaries in the U.S., accessed May 3, 2024, https://bdk.omeka.net/items/show/11.