puerto rico declaration
of independence
This year marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. It is also the 128th year of the United States’ colonial domination over Puerto Rico. At a time of profound crises in Puerto Rico and the U.S. that demand political action, we invite you to sign this declaration and signal your support for Puerto Rican sovereignty.
Whereas:Puerto Rico has been a colony of the United States for 128 years;Colonialism is a violation of human rights and international law;Puerto Rico is a nation and Puerto Ricans are a distinct people with an inalienable right to self determination and independence;The United States violently repressed Puerto Rico’s independence movement throughout the 20th century;Puerto Rico’s colonial status enables economic exploitation and perpetuates social vulnerability;Statehood is an imperialist outcome: the annexation of a nation that the United States invaded;Independence protects and preserves Puerto Rico’s unique culture and national identity, while statehood would lead to assimilation and erasure;The United States has refused to grant Puerto Rico statehood and has ignored all democratic efforts to change Puerto Rico’s status;There is a growing movement for independence in Puerto Rico, where more than 40% of voters supported sovereignty in 2024.
We denounce the United States’ ongoing colonial domination of Puerto Rico, we demand a just and urgent decolonization process, and we declare our support for Puerto Rican independence.
ABOUT THE DECLARATION
What Is This?
The Puerto Rican Declaration of Independence is a project of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora (BUDPR), a national organization of Puerto Ricans in the United States who educate, organize, and advocate for Puerto Rico's decolonization and independence.The declaration is not a legal or political document. It is a way to measure and demonstrate the strength of public support for Puerto Rican independence.Who Can Sign the Declaration?
The fight to free Puerto Rico belongs to all of us. Whether you are Puerto Rican, American, or whatever else, we encourage anyone who believes in freedom and justice for Puerto Rico to sign and signal their support.
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SIGNATORIES
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| Alberto C. Medina - Colorado, U.S. | Berna de Jesús Estrella - U.S. |
| Merari Fernández - Puerto Rico | A. Rodríguez-Colón - U.S. |
| Damara González - New York, U.S. | Luis Ponce - Colorado, U.S. |
| Ricardo Martínez - Florida, U.S. | Cinthia Prado - New York, U.S. |
| Angel Xavier Martinez Jimenez - New York, U.S. | Jose R. Martinez Rodriguez - Puerto Rico |
| Jesus K. Dominicci - Florida, U.S. | Edwin Nieves - Florida, U.S. |
| Edgar Ayala | Walter Gualterio Alomar - New Jersey, U.S. |
| Diamond Camacho - New York, U.S. | Omar Acevedo - Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alfredo Roldán-Flores - Massachusetts, U.S. | Amanda Burgos - New York, U.S. |
| Susan Torres | Karina Gonzalez - California, U.S. |
| Alberto Medina Carrero - Puerto Rico | Víctor Manuel García Bancroft - Minnesota, U.S. |
| James Nieves | Raul deJesus - Guayama, PR |
| Jose David Lanzo Gonzalez - Florida, U.S. | Amanda RSP - Texas, U.S. |
| Jeanette Cruz - Georgia, U.S. | Robert Rodriguez - New York |
| Ashley McConnell - Colorado, U.S. | Sebastián Zúñiga |
| Gabriela Soto Freytes - Ohio, U.S. | Isaiah Cancel - New York, U.S. |
| Kevin Irizarry - Florida, U.S. | Etienne Hernández Velázquez - Puerto Rico |
| Yandering Crespo | Juan Rivera - Corozal, PR |
| James Bergin - New York, U.S. | Carlos Jimenez - Washington, U.S. |
| John Camacho Rodriguez - South Carolina, U.S. | Javier A. Hernández |
| Miguel Alexander Rivera - Pennsylvania, U.S. | Gerardo Colón Reyes |
| Chelsie - Tennessee, U.S. | Gina - Puerto Rico |
| Louis Meléndez González - Calgary, CA | Lorna - Puerto Rico |
| Andrés Trujillo - Puerto Rico | Joshua Román - Georgia, U.S. |
| Ricardo A. Rivera - New Mexico, U.S. | Anita Nazario |
| Brenda Gil - Puerto Rico | Wilberto Santiago - New York, U.S. |
| Sarah Rodríguez - U.S. | Luis A. Amaro Soto - Puerto Rico |
| Mathew Mendez | Julio M Santiago Ríos - Puerto Rico |
| Luis Nieves - Puerto Rico | Olwin Omar Hernandez Rivera - Texas, U.S. |
| Steven Cruz - Mississippi | Erik Carrión |
| Eduardo Rodríguez - Puerto Rico | Mar Vega - Puerto Rico |
| Katherine Ojeda - U.S. | Fidel Santiago Conde - Puerto Rico |
| Melisa Torres | Lourdes |
| Ryan Díaz - New York, U.S. | Gabrielle Cabalza - U.S. |
| Kaylah Saltzman-Bravo | José A. Correa Alvarado - Puerto Rico |
| Clara Robledo - California, U.S. | Hector Torres-Diaz - U.S. |
| Martiza Vergeli - Florida, U.S. | Zorimar Rivera - Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Sarah Delgado - Puerto Rico | Felix Rothwell - Maine, U.S. |
| Jessie - California, U.S. | Julio Crespo - Puerto Rico |
| Luis Acevedo - Puerto Rico | Gustavo Velez - Texas, U.S. |
| José Acosta | MC Cross |
| Angel Vazquez - New Jersey, U.S. | Juanita Sepulveda |
| Krystle Perales - New York, U.S. | Myriam Rivera Pérez - Puerto Rico |
| Danny Hart | Brenda Martinez - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Hailey Holloway - U.S. | Herman Galindez - Pennsylvania - U.S. |
| Enrique Rodriguez Cancel - California, U.S. | Milton Olivera Olan - Puerto Rico |
| Krystal LaSalle | Jessica Dávila Cabá |
| Jorge Perez Rolon - Puerto Rico | Kevin S. Rivera Ramos - Mayagüez, PR |
| Henry Tiru Velez | Mia Quintana Rivera |
| Marcos Beltran | Cathleen Melendez - Alberta, CA |
| Airin Iturregui | Alegna Crespo Rodriguez - Puerto Rico |
| Stephanie Maldonado - New Jersey, U.S. | Jonathan Echevarria |
| Orlando Córdova - Toa Alta, PR | Jose Fonseca - Puerto Rico |
| Frankie Rodriguez | Alberto Rodríguez Ortiz - Puerto Rico |
| Carlo Baez Torres - Texas / Puerto Rico | Humberto Lopez Rodriguez - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Adria Quinones - New York, U.S. | Kermit Rivera - Maryland, U.S. |
| Humberto Rivera Alicea - New York, U.S. | Julio Ruiz III - New York, U.S. |
| Sophia Porter - Texas, U.S. | Marisa Gonzalez - Illinois, U.S. |
| Brandon Gonzalez - Illinois, U.S. | Jose Bonilla - Kentucky, U.S. |
| Adassa Ramirez | Jacqueline Martinez |
| Donald Stevens | Elizabeth Rivera - Texas, U.S. |
| Amanda Peláez-Torres - New Jersey, U.S. | Denise Machado Morales - New York, U.S. |
| Dianne Morales - New York, U.S. | Kari Claudio Betancourt - San Juan, PR |
| André Santiago - Illinois, U.S. | Joselyn Borres-Diaz |
| Alana Valdés - Puerto Rico / France | Ray Castro - Florida, U.S. |
| Lucy Martinez | Adam C. Ruderman - Tennessee, U.S. |
| Heriberto Soto - Pennsylvania, U.S. | Peter Vale - Illinois, U.S. |
| Ryan Fernandez Cameron - Oklahoma, U.S. | Rafael - Florida, U.S. |
| Kailee Rios - U.S. | Justin Morales Aquino - Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Austin Laub - U.S. | Veronica Guzman - Florida, U.S. |
| Luis Colon - Florida, U.S. | Matthew Rosa - New Jersey, U.S. |
| Katiria Marie Colon Rivera - Utah, U.S. | Hing Wen Yi |
| Miguel Santana - Arizona, U.S. | Joel Serrano - New York, U.S. |
| Kenia E. Valentin - New York, U.S. | Morgan Miller - Ohio, U.S. |
| Joshua Alomar - Washington, U.S. | Ida Encarnacion Garcia - Puerto Rico |
| Giovanni Herrera - New York, U.S. | Maria Laham - Puerto Rico |
| Jasmine S. Walker - Puerto Rico | Veronica Yebra - U.S. |
| Danielle M. | Anllely Hilerio |
| Vlad Baez | Brenda Ortega |
| Ivelisse Ledesma - U.S. | Raymond Caquias - Las Piedras, PR |
| Steven Ropizar - Pennsylvania, U.S. | Carlos Jose Cianchini - Micronesia |
| Rosicel Collazo Hernandez - U.S. | Omayra San Antonio Barreto - Puerto Rico |
| Hector Padilla | Manuel Padilla |
| Jaime E. Conde Matos - Missouri, U.S. | Manuel Calderon Jr. - New York, U.S. |
| Briana Ellerbee - U.S. | Tiana Raimist-Carter - California, U.S. |
| Rocío Santos-Carrillo - New York, U.S. | Cristina Martinez - Jayuya, PR |
| Milagros Nieves - Connecticut, U.S. | Elavell Quiles - New Jersey, U.S. |
| Michelle Arzuaga - New Jersey, U.S. | Erika Pedrosa - U.S. |
| Jose Robledo | Dasiree Avila - U.S. |
| Adriana Benitez - Bayamón, PR | Amaryah Rivera - Connecticut, U.S. |
| Melinda Montanez - New Jersey, U.S. | Venice Gonzalez - Illinois, U.S. |
| Elizabeth Carreras - New Jersey, U.S. | Daniel Vázquez Díaz - New York, U.S. |
| Mairim Argueta - U.S. | Alexandra Molina - U.S. |
| Griffin Davis - Ohio, U.S. | Kristen Altoro-Nevins - U.S. |
| Dyanelis Rivera Ocasio - Maryland, U.S. | Ashly De Jesus - Hawaii, U.S. |
| Noelle Sostre - Connecticut, U.S. | Jacquelyn Flores - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Eric - Illinois, U.S. | Brianna Rodriguez - U.S. |
| Kristina - Pennsylvania, U.S. | Niko P |
| Ashley Gomez - New York, U.S. | Miles Colon - U.S. |
| Gretchen Pagan - Massachusetts, U.S. | Jaid Pagan - Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Jackeline Vargas - New Jersey, U.S. | Catalina Hernandez - California, U.S. |
| Antonio Dlugokinski - U.S. | Nathan Tinajero - U.S. |
| Jalina - Pennsylvania, U.S. | Jessica - Virginia, U.S. |
| Deziree McAllister | Jackeline Rivera - U.S. |
| Angel Centeno - Florida, U.S. | Marilyn Camacho - California, U.S. |
| Jeffery Hermanson - New York, U.S. | Jeremy Román - New York, U.S. |
| Juan Carlos Sánchez - U.S. | Teodoro Viera - Washington, U.S. |
| Rebecca LaMadrid - North Carolina, U.S. | Sandee Booth - U.S. |
| Hazel Alvarez - Massachusetts, U.S. | Jacob Alvarez - Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Carmelo | Lianet Santana |
| Diamond Wilcher | George Anthony Robles - Georgia, U.S. |
| Cassidy Gilroy - U.S. | John Camacho Rodriguez - South Carolina, U.S. |
| Michael Collazo - New Jersey, U.S. | Yanira Velazquez - New York, U.S. |
| Jessemine Norat - New York, U.S. | Sarah |
| Sylvia P. Marica - Arizona, U.S. | Sierra Colón - New York, U.S. |
| Damaris De Jesus - Florida, U.S. | Fermin Morales - Moca, PR |
| Breana Johnson - Minnesota, U.S. | Ariana Olivero Rodríguez - Puerto Rico |
| Crystal Vazquez - U.S. | Marilin Rodriguez - New York, U.S. |
| Elizabeth Nieves - New York, U.S. | Martin Rivera - Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Mathew Rivera - New York, U.S. | Jacquelyn - New Jersey, U.S. |
| Enazia Cepeda - U.S. | Edwin Aguila |
| Josh Land - Georgia, U.S. | Rose Shuker - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alfredo Roldán-Flores - Massachusetts, U.S. | Tamara Areizaga - Puerto Rico |
| Glen Delgado - Texas, U.S. | Ruth D - U.S. |
| Spencer Pruitt - Washington, U.S. | Melanie Soto - U.S. |
| Hannah Marquez - U.S. | Desiree Ugarte - Florida, U.S. |
| Bobby Torres - U.S. | Marquis |
| Ketty M. Burgos - Illinois, U.S. | Nyla Gonzalez - U.S. |
| Maidalis La Santa - Florida, U.S. | Ziomara Medero-Vargas - Virginia, U.S. |
| Khadijah Majeed - U.S. | Lilia Otero - Aguadilla, PR |
| Megan Peters - U.S. | Kelis Candelaria - New York, U.S. |
| Yolise Sosa - New Jersey, U.S. | Kim - New Jersey, U.S. |
| Elijah Robinson - New York, U.S. | Anna Lugo |
| Erin Mitchell - Connecticut, U.S. | Melissa Santander - U.S. |
| Omar Rivera | Evyann Malavet Garcia |
| Gerardo Burgos - U.S. | Lorraine Liriano - Puerto Rico |
| Lourdes DeJesus | Aramis Cornier - New York, U.S. |
| Ryan Diaz - New York, U.S. | Rebekah Montalvo - New York, U.S. |
| Cynthia Emelis Burgos - U.S. | Symone Torres - South Korea |
| José Negrón Rivera - Colorado, U.S. | Justiniano Jason - U.S. |
| Déborah B. Santana - Puerto Rico | Elena Edwards - New Jersey, U.S. |
| Joshua Velazquez | José A. Rodríguez - California, U.S. |
| Elsa Arroyo Vázquez | Jorge Borges - New York, U.S. |
| Shannon Murphy - U.S. | Jose Soto - Illinois, U.S. |
| Julio Evans - U.S. | Daniel Rodriguez |
| Fabiola R | Angelia M Rivera Barreto - Bayamón, PR |
| Zulcoralis Rodriguez - Texas, U.S. | Ada Mildred Alemán-Batista - Puerto Rico |
| Ava Bengochea | André Padovani - Puerto Rico |
| Justice Salgado - North Carolina, U.S. | Juan Roman |
| Kevinn A. Narváez Jiménez - U.S. | Antonio Moran Moran - U.S. |
| Christian Escudero | Rafael Charriez - Puerto Rico |
| Marjorie Vera - Puerto Rico | Génesis Sepulveda - Florida, U.S. |
| Keith D. Garcia - Illinois, U.S. | Krystal Orr Hernandez |
| Kyle Bagaloo | Jade Carr - New York, U.S. |
| Citlalin Torres | Luz Padin - Puerto Rico |
| Gigi Faddoul - U.S. | Camil Amaro |
| Karen Soto - Puerto Rico | Gilbert Vives - New York, U.S. |
| Ralph Rivera Gutiérrez | Julio Emmanuelli - U.S. |
| Lilliane Piñero - Florida, U.S. | PF - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Sarai Colon - New York, U.S. | Elizabeth Hartwell - California, U.S. |
| Carlos Quinones - Georgia, U.S. | Sarah Delgado - Puerto Rico |
| Luis A. Nieves - Puerto Rico | Maricela Bermudez-DeLeon - U.S. |
| Jendar Morales - U.S. | Sebastian Santiago - Indiana, U.S. |
| Ronald Bonet - Texas, U.S. | Ny - New York, U.S. |
| Zulma Isis Ortiz Rivera - Puerto Rico | Ferdinand Almodovar - U.S. |
| Travis Faber | Tania Brown - U.S. |
| Pedro Quintana - Puerto Rico | Adam Rifkin - Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Marc Anthony Kelly - U.S. | Alesha Bales - U.S. |
| Eduardo Hernandez | Daniel Martínez-Rivera |
| Eddie Abreu - New York, U.S. | Justin Ulstad - Nebraska, U.S. |
| Eliut Alamo - New Jersey, U.S. | Joselyn Blanche - Nevada, U.S. |
| Madissen Olmo - New Jersey, U.S. | Francesco de Jesus - New York, U.S. |
| Gabriel Cruz - Puerto Rico | AnaCelia Reine - U.S. |
| Amanda Boccarossa - Nebraska, U.S. | Janice Carmona - Puerto Rico |
| Charles Mann - Puerto Rico | Jay Otero - Arizona, U.S. |
| Jailiany Hernandez Rivera - U.S. | Andrea Cabot Sorrentini - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Amethyst Morales - U.S. | David Betances |
| Melissa Aguilar - U.S. | Kenneth Marcano - Florida, U.S. |
| Ivan Torres Carattini - Puerto Rico | Ashley Rodriguez - Illinois, U.S. |
| Natalia E. Mártir | Carlos Rivera Lugo - Puerto Rico |
| Lindsay Otero - Arizona, U.S. | Josue Castillo |
| Laila Miranda - Illinois, U.S. | Eyuriel Benitez Fuentes - Puerto Rico |
| Ema López - Manatí, PR | Carol Jones-Walton - New York, U.S. |
| Iván Ramos-King - Florida, U.S. | Martha Quiñones Domínguez - Puerto Rico |
| Christopher Pagán | Teddy McGee - Tennessee, U.S. |
| Javier Castillo | Maria Morales |
| Peter Burgos - U.S. | Gabriel Hinojosa - Texas, U.S. |
| Fred | Marcial Torres Jr. |
| Phineas McCabe - Connecticut, U.S. | Dolores Ortiz - Ohio, U.S. |
| Homar | Elijah Alberto Vazquez - Illinois, U.S. |
| Samantha Rosario | Alberto I Gil de Lamadrid - New York, U.S. |
| Ed Moranus - Tennessee, U.S. | Joseph Matos - California, U.S. |
| Anonymous - Wisconsin, U.S. | Anonymous - Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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