Blanca Canales

Blanca Canales (February 17, 1906 - July 25, 1996) was a Puerto Rican Nationalist leader. Canales may possibly have been the first woman to have led a revolt against the United States when she led The Jayuya Uprising.

Read more about Blanca Canales:  Early Years, Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican Gag Law, Police Repression, Jayuya Uprising, Later Years, Legacy