San Juan Nationalist revolt

San Juan Nationalist revolt
Part of Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s

The bodies of Nationalists Carlos Hiraldo Resto and Manuel Torres Medina lie on the grounds of "La Fortaleza"
DateOctober 30, 1950
Location
Result

United States victory

  • Uprising suppressed
Belligerents
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party  United States
Commanders and leaders
Blanca Canales United States Luis R. Esteves
Casualties and losses
3 dead, 1 injured 6 police officers injured

The San Juan Nationalist revolt was one of many uprisings against United States Government rule which occurred in Puerto Rico on October 30, 1950 during the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts. Amongst the uprising's main objectives were an attack on La Fortaleza (the governor's mansion in San Juan), and the U.S. Federal Court House Building in Old San Juan.