This timespace is inspired by the 7th chapter of the book How to Hide an Empire, by Daniel Immerwahr. It tells the life of Puerto Rican nationalist Pedro Albizu Campos in the context of other nationalist movements and U.S. interventions in Latin America.

Albizu Campos' trial Birth Scholarship to University of Vermont Transferred to Harvard Elected vice-president of the Cosmopolitan Club Elected president of the Cosmopolitan Club Admitted to Harvard Law School Communication: Porto Rico and the War Joins the Army Attempt to raise money to send him to Paris Journey to the mainland Returns to Harvard Law School Graduates from Harvard and returns to Puerto Rico Married Dr. Laura Meneses Joins the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Travels around Latin America Becomes president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Defends the nationalist Luis Velasquez Runs for the Puerto Rican Senate Sugar cane strikes Barceloneta's Central Plazuela workers go on strike 1,200 workers from Central Coloso join the strike 8,000 workers join the Coloso strike Central Guánica goes on strike Peak of the strike Albizu Campos speaks to a crowd of 6,000 people Albizu Campos has a lunch with Colonel E. Francis Riggs The sugar strike is settled Río Piedras Massacre Our Political Status, by Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican Nationalism, an essay by Pedro Albizu Campos Assassination of Colonel Riggs First arrest Trial Ponce Massacre Albizu Campos is flown to a prison in Atlanta Released on probation Hospitalization at Columbus Hospital, New York US Congress authorizes Puerto Ricans to choose their own governor Returns to Puerto Rico The Nationalist Party is targeted by the FBI Puerto Rican flags were illegal Public Law 53 or "Gag Law" Vito Marcantonio speaks to the US Congress about Albizu Campos Speech: Pedro Albizu Campos speaks about the independence of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts Attempt to assassinate president Harry Truman Crossfire at Albizu's home Second arrest Brass Tacks Speech at the Municipal Meeting in Lares

Pardoned by Luis Muñoz Marín

Attack on the United States House of Representatives Third arrest Luís Muñoz Marín talks about Albizu Campos in an interview Albizu Called House Attack "Heroism" Albizu y Campos Arrested for Link With Recent Shooting in Congress Suffered a stroke Death A recording of Pedro Albizu Campos is released

The U.S. in Latin America and the Caribbean

First Occupation of Cuba Platt Amendment Period during which the U.S. had the right to invade Cuba U.S. sends warships to Panama First Occupation of Dominican Republic Construction of the Panama Canal U.S. troops land in Honduras U.S. intervention in the Cananea strike Second Occupation of Cuba U.S. intervention in conflict between Honduras and Nicaragua U.S. troops intervene in Panama U.S. intervention in Nicaragua, ruled by José Santos Zelaya Hondurean president overthrown U.S. intervention during the 1912 "Race War" in Cuba Occupation of Nicaragua Occupation of Veracruz Occupation of Haiti Pancho Villa Expedition Occupation of Dominican Republic Annexation of U.S. Virgin Islands Sugar Intervention U.S. intervention in Chiriquí Province, Panama U.S. intervention in Panamanian rent riots U.S. assists the deposing of Cuban president Gerardo Machado y Morales Cuban-American Treaty of Relations of 1934

Wars

Wreckage of the USS Maine Spanish-American War Philippine-American War World War I Paris Peace Conference World War II

U.S. Administrations

Fourteen Points Fourteen Points McKinley administration Roosevelt administration A History of the American People, by Woodrow Wilson The Clansman, by Thomas Dixon Jr. The "Greater United States" Maps Taft administration 1912 Democratic Party platform Wilson administration The Birth of a Nation Celebration of the first Flag Day Jones Law Jones–Shafroth Act, or Jones Law of Puerto Rico Fourteen Points Harding administration United States including territories and insular possessions Coolidge administration Hoover administration FDR administration Truman administration Eisenhower administration

World Events

Flag Day Queen Victoria's death Celebration of Empire Day in the British Commonwealth Empire Day becomes an official holiday Foundation of the Wafd Party, in Egypt Egyptian Revolution March First Movement Amritsar Massacre May Fourth Movement Letter from Nguyen ai Quoc to Secretary of State Robert Lansing

How to Hide an Empire

Life of Pedro Albizu Campos

Pardoned by Luis Muñoz Marín

How to Hide an Empire