Antonio Colón Save

Date of birth:1926
Date of death:14. 03. 2014
Age:88† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1950s
State:Puerto Rico
Time Imprisoned:
14 Days
Support
Puerto Rican Independence Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
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Biography

Antonio Colón Save was a prominent Puerto Rican independence activist who served as a captain of the paramilitary wing of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. After the 1950 Nationalist Revolt he was arrested and jailed without charges along with thousands of supporters of Puerto Rican independence despite having not participated in the uprising.

Case

Charges: Detention during the repression following the 1950 nationalist uprising
Sentence: Imprisoned for two weeks during the repression following the 1950 nationalist uprising. The source places him among nationalists who did not fight in the uprising.

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