Pedro Albizu Campos Speech in English.

Pedro Albizu Campos, nicknamed El Maestro, is one of the greatest orators in the history of Puerto Rico and has often been compared to Malcolm X. This is the first English version of his speeches, as performed by the poet and popular speaker, José B. González (www.JoseBGonzalez.Com). This video is part of the LatinoStories.Com collection. Translation comes in part from the book Borinquen: An Anthology of Puerto Rican Literature, edited by María Teresa Babín and Stan Steiner. The video is for educational purposes.

[@alpha-bet3964]

I’m black and my teachers and ancestors told us to honor this man. ✊🏾

[@omarrios2203]

We’re 9 ether beings 🌞🙌

[@JCRosa]

And of course you don’t have to be black to admire and honor Don Pedro.

[@BoricuaNyc]

I’m Boricua🇵🇷🗽born in NYC and it’s a shame how many Boricuas🇵🇷don’t know about the man who died for us

[@mademade8092]

Did you know Puerto Ricans was also in the Harlem Hell fighters ?

[@lilamayoral1031]

​@@BoricuaNyc serán los nacidos en USA, pero el Puerto Rico Pedro Albizu Campos es un hombre ilustre y todo el que va a la escuela tiene que aprender sobre su vida al igual que también aprendemos de Martin Luther King quien no es boricua, también aprendemos historia de los estados unidos y Latino América en la escuela superior, y algo que aquí en los estados unidos pocos saben, Geografía!

[@2pagan]

The irony is that Puerto Rico helped in the independence of the United States, George Washington had help from Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷 Soldiers from Puerto Rico under the command of Bernardo de Galvez governor of Louisiana fought for the American Revolution for the independence of the 13 American colonies and they also fought at Bunker Hill. The 65th Regiment the Borinqueneers also helped the United States in stopping the advance of North Korea and China invasion of South Korea. The United States was caught unprepared in South Korea, and the only military force ready at the time was the Puerto Rican Borinqueneers. 🇵🇷 QUE VIVA LA REPUBLICA DE PUERTO RICO 🇵🇷

[@gboogie360]

George Washington??? He was president in the 1700s . Puerto Rico was still spanish territory. Wasn't until about 100 years later that US took it over..

[@gboogie360]

Am I off on the dates?? School me on this more please if you can.

[@clos1203]

​@@gboogie360the most decorated man in the Vietnam war was a Puerto Rican marine known as "Puerto Rican Rambo"

[@shalom5050]

Pedro Albizu Campos sigue vivo en los corazones de todo los Boricuas.

[@marilyndejesus4971]

Pedro vive

[@aferrer74]

Pedro was a brilliant man , so educated , he was the smartest in his class @ Harvard, he spoke 6 languages. Shout to the Black panthers, young lords, los Nationalista and R.I.P to all Revolutionary that died in the movement .🇵🇷☝️💪✊️✌️

[@quito_pr7641]

Viva la revolución libertad para Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@nereidatorres7613]

I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH PEOPLE WHO HATE AND SPEAK TRASH AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. THOSE WHO DO ARE ALL UNGRATEFUL OF THE GOOD THINGS THE U.S.A. HAS DONE TO P.R.

[@mabodomoca]

A passionate leader for the independence of Puerto Rico, Pedro Albizu Campos (1893-1965) was way ahead of his times in the 1930s. A Harvard graduate, having earned degrees in both chemistry and law, he could have very easily enjoyed the fruits of his professional standing and today no one would talk about him. But that was not to be. Keenly aware of the need to return to Puerto Rico to fight for the independence of his country, he knew he had picked a difficult path ahead. The U.S. was not going to hand over the independence of a country it had acquired as war booty from Spain during the Spanish American War of 1898 because when foreign powers begin to expand, they see no need to abide by the rule of law. In the end, the independence movement under Albizu Campos had a tragic ending, and he himself lost his life fighting for it. Many believe that he had been subjected to radiation by the authorities while in jail as a way to get rid of him the sooner the better. I take my hat off to this man who sought freedom from U.S. intervention for his beloved island.

[@gustavoalonso5157]

Beautifully said!!

[@2pagan]

That speech is still true today.

[@LuzMaria95]

Orgullo Boricua! 💯🇵🇷🔥

[@caciquebiz]

#VivaPuertoRicoLibre. 🇵🇷✊🏽🇵🇷

[@josemelendez8549]

I'm a US Navy veteran born raised educated in the US I had to chance to study three years in Puerto Rico. I'm third generation statesider when I see these things it breaks my heart. Especially knowing that Spain sent people from Puerto Rico to fight in the Revolutionary War and in the Civil War. We've always had the United States back since Colonial times thanks for the kick in the ass Uncle Sam

[@angeljimenes8691]

First time knowing Pedro Albizu Campos.🇵🇷.Now I see why there’s a revolution in the island✊🏽

[@jadencruz8452]

There no revolution in the island.

[@michaelcruz5764]

Albizu came before Malcolm X. Lets put things in the right perspective. Both of them should be honored, BUT the right way, please!

[@fraomedinaii2095]

It doesn't matter who Came 1st Yo soy boricua Both were fighting for a great cause And both got taken out by the Yankee imperialist Qué viva la revolución que viva puerto Rico libre

[@josephcrespo8193]

Both were hated to death by $$$@tana$$$ alias ameriKKKa.

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[@Kenbo187]

Qué viva Carlos Albizu Campos nuestro lider por siempre ❤💯 Libertad para Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ✊🏾

[@ilimari]

Pedro*

[@emilioquintana4332]

Boricua Hispanic India n black Iam... Pedro campo was like martin Luther King n Malcolm x smart people n they fought for the people to keep our people secured. Many Puerto Rican don't know about Pedro albizu campo but now I know. Many Puerto Rican was kill 27 n injured 400 n the American took Pedro to prison he died in 1965 n i was born 1967 went i knew about Pedro i cry because he try to secured the people he love the puerto Rican. i learn about Pedro last year n many Puerto Rican don't know what happened. The mother of Pedro was slave in 1880 n Pedro knew how to fought for puerto Rican to be free because 1935 the American try to slave Puerto Rican they offer many money to Pedro n Pedro say puerto rico is not for sale but the American took Puerto Rico by force n put Pedro to prison.

[@josephcrespo8193]

REVOLUTION !!!

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[@noweotra8243]

Thank you!

[@losdbaya9953]

Love it!

[@DVQSO]

Freedom🇵🇷

[@melbamartinez2183]

This is why we should never become a state. This is why the US owes us a great debt

[@BoricuaNyc]

Starting with Charles Herbert Allen who wired Puerto Rico🇵🇷sugarcane economy 💰to Wall Street which is Domino Sugar today

[@danielgonzales5502]

What you're saying only means something if you refuse to reside in the U.S. mainland and to accept anything this country has to offer you...handout or otherwise. Anything other than that makes whatever assertion you're making an empty utterance and worse of all it makes you a hypocrite!

[@aferrer74]

PUERTO RICO LIBRE! INDEPENDENT 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷☝️💪✊️🔫

[@ErickShawn]

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[@hectornegron9155]

I can assure you that's never gonna happen. Why would they buy the cow (statehood) when they can milk it for free (colonial status). If USA wanted PR as a state, PR would've been a state 125 yrs ago.

[@ivbqwljrf234]

You should have made this in Spanish with English subtitles. Nothing is preventing the diaspora from reading subtitles. They need to hear their mother tongue. It’s critical.

[@fernandgutez2383]

Sorry, I only speak English, but I cannot read or write. So said my English speaking friends. 😢

[@josemelendez8549]

Both languages. Some Puerto Rican aren't even aware of this part of their history.

[@LatinoAuthor]

The originals in Spanish are available elsewhere. The point of this one is that a new audience can hear and understand him.

[@clos1203]

Our mother tongue? How dare you say that Spanish is our mother tongue? That's our oppressors language not our original language smh how foolish of you.

[@rosamhenriquez1746]

VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE!!🇵🇷🔥❤️🇵🇷

[@tonyfeliciano2717]

Ése hombre era dé calibre mucho más alto que el Fidel ése 🇵🇷

[@BoricuaNyc]

I hope Bad Bunny could do a documentary on Pedro Albizu Campos ✊🏽🇵🇷❤️🙏

[@user-ol6er1mv3i]

Two legends

[@luisito787PR]

Independencia 🇵🇷

[@Newportioo]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gaiacommunications]

⭐️🌻

[@abrahamrich6783]

I am trying to figure out why the beginning of this video had a photo of him and malcom X

[@wilfredoadames8201]

My brother you have scored a home run through center field, the ball went over the fence and broke a window two blocks away. I am trying to produce translations back and forth spanish-english, english -spanish. Mine are craft like, but this you did is gold engraved with diamonds. The likeness of Malcolm side by side with Albizu was very long overdue. I am planning to come out with something promoting both as paralell to each other.

[@LatinoAuthor]

Thank you! It was so long that it took a bit. It's great to hear your appreciation. I look forward ot hearing yours!

[@rubensanabria1018]

This comment isn’t intended to disrespect Malcolm X, who I admire and respect. There are similarities between the two, but both had different trajectories. Both men were fierce nationalists and resolute in purpose. Albizu was born in 1893 and by the mid 1930s, as president of Puerto Rico’s Nationalist Party, was already in federal prison after having been convicted of trying to overthrow the U.S. colonial government in Puerto Rico. Malcom was a child at the time. Malcolm was a civil rights leader engaged in the African American struggle to achieve equal status to whites in the U.S. Malcolm, unlike Albizu, was never imprisoned for seditious activities, because Albizu’s freedom struggle was international in scope. Albizu, as leader of an enslaved colony under foreign occupation, exercised his people’s inalienable right to take up an arm struggle against the U.S. in an attempt to liberate Puerto Rico and integrate it to the global community as an independent and sovereign nation.

[@wilfredoadames8201]

@@rubensanabria1018 I suppose you mean that your comment related to what I said, or the original, is not meant as disrespect. Rightly so, I see no disrespect. But Malcolm is the only leader that can be "called upon" as a parallel to Albizu in order to direct the attention of Puertoricans, mostly in the Island, to our common heritage as Black People. This is extrmely difficult for Puertoricans to leap upon but you can try anyway. We should try because now, 60 years after Malcom's assasination, and I don't know if it is aporopriate to express it so, we can understand Malcolm better than Albizu because Malcolm was urban and 'street', like Puertoricans today. Still my main interes in parallelizing both is because both had a very clear perspective on the nature of the behaviour of their enemy, the same enemy by the way, and "sang the lyrics and the tune", as they saw and heard them. Both were not interested in any gain whatsoever of any kind, even if they could have gotten anything they might have been interested in earning. Borh were teachers, as you can hear from theirs speeches. Unbelievable teachers, a pleasure listening to. Albizu is refered to as El Maestro, which is a form of address to the memory of a person with quasi religious overtones. I don't refer to Malcolm as a Prophet because perhaps in his religion it might not be appropriate, I call him Imam Malcolm. Retrospectively speaking Albizu's chances before the US were slim. His strategy might have been to illustrate openly to the people that you could challenge openly their arogant power directly, something that the Americans saw as clear as daylight and took him out of circulation immediately. Like Malcolm, Albizu advocated for self defense, not self initiated violence. So for the Americans all they had to do was to provoke them, and so they did. It is unbelievable that the spirit of both flies so strongly still.

[@fernandgutez2383]

Base on my research, the difference between Albizu Campos and Muñoz Marin, is that Albizu (the people) could not be bribed by the gringos, while Muñoz (an elite) was easily submitted to the $. Do your historical investigation, not the Anglo American narrative; to them, America was discovered in 1606, while we know better (1492). By 1620, there were over a dozen of Universities throughout the Americas ( all Spanish speaking). The Anglos never mention this.

[@VMan29397]

its not that he submitted to us money it was that he was an opium addict. the fbi found out and blackmailed him to change the position of the pdp from independence to status quo

[@robertofrivera5409]

WHAY THE RICAN DO NOT TEACH THIS STUFF IN SCHOOL.

[@andyviera4487]

Because Robert, his teachings are still not cool

[@fernandgutez2383]

@@andyviera4487- Have you heard of censorship? The master only says his distorted truth and everything else is silenced.

[@ilimari]

I was taught about him in junior, and high school and in the UPR-RP. I studied in private schools, though.

[@josephcrespo8193]

MalcolmX was introducing Black America to ISLAM a no, no, NO to AmeriKKKa.

[@gg5508]

And black Americans doesn’t even acknowledge his existence.

[@19134ANDY]

Proud to be Boricua Taino & Black Blood but hate the Spanish Blood/ Yankee

[@kalifatokata]

If you hate the Spanish you have been a good puppy, you hate yourself.

[@olgalugo7377]

Whether you like it or not we Puertorricans have more Spanish blood then Taino or Black

[@Chrysalis-uu5ec]

Quite a number of those with Spanish blood have bled & died as proud Puerto Ricans. I'm of full Spanish blood and dream of a free, independent Puerto Rico. It's maddening & infuriating that because of my ancestry, because I look "gringa" somehow I'm a traitor and want Puerto Rico at her knees. Far from it!! It's downright insulting.

[@deustaitan]

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