Republican Union (Puerto Rico)

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The Republican Union (Spanish: Unión Republicana) was a pro-statehood political party in Puerto Rico, that also contemplated total autonomy in the case that U.S. statehood was denied.[1] Its president was Rafael Martínez Nadal.[2] It existed from 1932 to 1940.[3] Together with the Socialist Party, it was part of an electoral alliance known as Coalition.

  1. ^ Bolivar Pagan. Historia de los Partidos Políticos Puertorriqueños (1898-1956). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Litografía Real Hermanos, Inc. 1959. Tomo II. p. 15.
  2. ^ De los orígenes de los partidos políticos en Puerto Rico al Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño y don José Celso Barbosa II. Claridad. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Not dated. Accessed 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ Elecciones en Puerto Rico -- Tomo II (1952-1964). Juan Jose Nolla-Acosta. Puerto Rico. 2010. p. 8. Accessed 27 May 2019.