Autonomic Charter

Autonomic Charter

Let’s review who governed or controlled our
island from first to last.

• _____ Puerto Rico is governed by the

United States.

• _____ Puerto Rico is governed by

Spain.

• _____ Puerto Rico is governed by the

Taínos.

Reorder

Organize from first to last who governed or controlled our island.

• Taino

• Spain

• United States

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

After the “Grito de

Lares”rebellion failed to
make changes some
Creoles wanted for the
island, they kept on using
several resources to get
benefits for Puerto Rico.
For example, politicians
created political parties
to better meet the needs
of the Puerto Rican
people. One of these was
the Autonomist Party.

These are some of the Puerto Rican
political parties today which are : PNP,
PIP, and PPD.

Multiple Choice

What political party was established to meet the needs of Puerto Ricans in the late 1800s?

• Autonomist Party

• New Progressive Party

• Puerto Rican Independence Party

The Autonomist

Party’s leader Luis Muñoz
Rivera believed in the
island’s right to autonomy.
If Puerto Rico were to
gain its autonomy, it could
govern itself, while
maintaining a colonial
relationship with Spain.

Luis Muñoz (1859 – 1916) Rivera
was Puerto Rican journalist, poet,
and politician.

Multiple Choice

Who was The Autonomist Party’s leader?

• Ricky Roselló

• Luis Muñoz Rivera

• Ramón Powers y Giralt

• Christopher Colombus

Multiple Choice

What does autonomy mean?

• The ability to provoke war.

• The ability to govern itself.

• The ability to not govern itself.

In 1897, the queen

regent María Cristina,
signed the Autonomic
Charter. This charter
addressed Cuba’s situation,
but Cuba rejected it and
continued their struggle for
independence. How ever,
the Autonomic Charter
never fully came into
effect because months
later the Spanish-American
War of 1898 began.

María Cristina (1858 – 1929)

The 1897 Autonomic Charter permitted:

•The representation of Puerto Rico in the
Courts of Cádiz .

•Greater power in municipal governments.

•Men older than 25 to vote.

•Puerto Rico can determine taxing on
products that come in and out of the
island.

Multiple Choice

Who signed the Autonomic Charter?

• María Cristina

• Luis Muñoz Rivera

• Doña Barbara

Multiple Choice

Who rejected the Autonomic Charter?

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• United States

• England

Multiple Choice

The Autonomic Charter didn’t fully take effect because months later the Spanish-American War of 1898 began.

• True

• False

Answer the questions in complete sentences.

1. What political party was established to meet the needs of Puerto Ricans in the late 1800s?

2. Who was The Autonomist Party’s leader?

3. What does autonomy mean?

4. Who signed the Autonomic Charter?

5. Which country rejected the Autonomic Charter?

6. Why didn’t the Autonomic Charter fully take effect?