"I had the last one in Fajardo:" María discusses the birth of her last child, who was not born in Vieques but instead in Fajardo, and links the birth of his child to the US Navy's attempt of trying to control Vieques's population rate.
María explains that the activists involved in the land rescue of Villa Borinquen embraced the slogan "Haciendo a Vieques Más Grande," or "Making Vieques larger."
In 1965, María and Carmelo took their machetes and began cleaning a piece of land to establish their home in the area of Pueblo Nuevo, which became known as Bravos de Boston, one of the first rescues of federal land in Vieques. María narrates the…
In 1941, the US Congress approved a series of laws authorizing the US Navy to establish a military facility in the island of Vieques, an island that is part of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Between 1941 and 1950, the US Navy acquired 25,353 acres…
The crew travels to Viques on a boat, a woman shows the US Navy’s deposit Zone while at sea. Pedro Zenon speaks about a recent situation with a French boat and speaks of Villa Borinquen’s situation and how it was rescued. Prieto speaks of the…
María Velázquez, wife of Carmelo Felix Matta, tells the story of her family's eviction and migration out of Vieques. Then, she talks about the origins of the land rescue efforts she undertook along with her husband Carmelo. She describes the origins…
