oct 29, 1950 - Peñuelas Incident

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The first incident of the Nationalist uprisings, in the early morning hours, the Insular Police of the town of Peñuelas surrounded the house of the mother of Melitón Muñiz Santos, president of the Peñuelas Nationalist Party in the barrio Macaná, which he was using as a distribution center for weapons for the Nationalist Revolt. Without warning, the police fired into the house. A firefight ensued, killing three Nationalists (Arturo Ortiz, Guillermo González Ubides, José A. Ramos) and wounding six police officers. Nationalists Melitón Muñoz Santos, Roberto Jaume Rodriguez, Estanislao Lugo Santiago, Marcelino Turell, William Gutierrez and Marcelino Berrios were arrested and accused of participating in an ambush against the local Insular Police.

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