Grito de Lares

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Grito de Lares
Original Revolutionary Flag of the Grito de Lares, c. 1868[1][2]
Date September 23, 1868 Location Lares, Puerto Rico Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Captaincy General of Puerto Rico	Republic of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Liberation Army
Strength
	400–600 Rebels

Grito de Lares (Cry of Lares), also referred to as the Lares revolt, the Lares rebellion, the Lares uprising, or the Lares revolution, was the first of two short-lived revolts against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico on September 23, 1868. Having been planned, organized, and launched in the mountainous western municipality of Lares, the revolt is known as the Grito de Lares (Cry of Lares). Three decades after rebelling in Lares, the revolutionary committee carried out a second unsuccessful revolt in the neighboring southwestern municipality of Yauco, known as the Intentona de Yauco (Attempted Coup of Yauco). The Grito de Lares flag is recognized as the first flag of Puerto Rico.