Navy-Culebra protests
Encyclopedia
The Navy-Culebra protests is the name given by American
media
to a series of protests starting in 1971 on the island of Culebra
, Puerto Rico
against the United States Navy
use of the island. The protests led to the U.S. Navy abandoning of its facilities on Culebra.
, the Puerto Rican Independence Party
(PIP) President, a lawyer with a doctorate in International Rights, Honorary President of the Socialist International, as well as Law professor
at the University of Puerto Rico
.
Berrios and other protesters squat
ted in Culebra for a few days. Some of them, including Berrios, were arrested and imprisoned for civil disobedience
. The official charge was trespassing U.S. military territory.
United States
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media
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to a series of protests starting in 1971 on the island of Culebra
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Isla Culebra is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Ildefonso. It is located approximately east of the Puerto Rican mainland, west of St. Thomas and north of Vieques. Culebra is spread over 5 wards and Culebra Pueblo...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
against the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
use of the island. The protests led to the U.S. Navy abandoning of its facilities on Culebra.
Background
The protests were led by Ruben BerriosRubén Berríos
Rubén Ángel Berríos Martínez is a lawyer, a Puerto Rican politician, and the current president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party...
, the Puerto Rican Independence Party
Puerto Rican Independence Party
The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
(PIP) President, a lawyer with a doctorate in International Rights, Honorary President of the Socialist International, as well as Law professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
.
Berrios and other protesters squat
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
ted in Culebra for a few days. Some of them, including Berrios, were arrested and imprisoned for civil disobedience
Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is commonly, though not always, defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance...
. The official charge was trespassing U.S. military territory.