11 Facts About Mariana Bracetti

Mariana Bracetti Cuevas was a patriot and leader of the Puerto Rico independence movement.

Mariana Bracetti, born in the city of Anasco, Puerto Rico, met and developed a romantic relationship with Miguel Rojas Luzardo, a rich Venezuelan businessman visiting Anasco.

Mariana Bracetti then moved to the hacienda "El Triunfo", which was to become the clandestine nucleus of the revolution that would be known as El Grito de Lares.

Manuel Rojas, Mariana Bracetti's brother-in-law, was named Commander of the Liberation Army.

Once the town was taken, Mariana Bracetti's flag was placed on the High Altar of the Parroquial Church.

All of the survivors, including Mariana Bracetti, were imprisoned in Arecibo and the insurrection was quickly brought to an end.

Eighty of the prisoners died in jail, Mariana Bracetti however, lived and was released on January 20,1869, when the new Spanish Republican government granted them general amnesty.

Mariana Bracetti died in the municipality of Anasco, Puerto Rico in 1903 and was buried in the Plaza of Anasco.

Mariana Bracetti was the principal subject of two books: El Grito de Lares by Luis Llorens Torres, and Brazo de Oro by Cesareo Rosa-Nieves.

Mariana Bracetti's memory has been honored in Puerto Rico and elsewhere with schools, streets and avenues named after her.

In Lares, there is a Mariana Bracetti Museum and in Philadelphia there is a Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School.