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Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)

The Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (Armed Forces for National Liberation) -FALN- was an anti-colonial and anti-imperialist clandestine organization based in the diaspora using armed propaganda to advocate for Puerto Rican independence.  

This collection contains a variety of materials by and pertaining to the FALN, its activities and the eleven Puerto Rican political prisoners captured in the early 1980s. In addition to background information and various news clippings, this collection features a number of writings, biographies, poems, and statements from the eleven captured POWs as well as solidarity statements and letters of support. The collection also features FALN communiques, legal background as to the imprisonment of alleged FALN members and a full application, agenda and planning materials for a seminar on terrorism for security forces and the prosecutor's office in Puerto Rico dated 1978.    

Documents

2020 plan 2020 plan
Call Number: KP 282BFormat: Cass BCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Conference about the National liberation movement of Puerto Rico. The first speaker, Luis Sanabira, talks about the macheteros and the political prisoners, and calls for support for the FALN. The second speaker (unidentified), explains the 2020 plan and calls for protesting against it.
Declaracion a la Comunidad Internacional Declaracion a la Comunidad Internacional
Publisher: MLN - PRFormat: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Puerto Rico - a people in struggle & crimes of genocide against the Puerto Rican people.
Anuncian Participacion Internacional Anuncian Participacion Internacional
Publisher: APFormat: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Eleven Free - clemency for 16 - the conditions are discussed - demonstrations for the excarceration
Y los Presos Politicos Puertorriquenos Y los Presos Politicos Puertorriquenos
Author: Eduardo Villanueva MunozPublisher: ClaridadYear: 1997Format: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
For Puerto Rico - the possibility of transforming the colonial regime resembles the image of Sisyphus pushing the stone up the mountain. About tsupport for the political prisoners.
Ricardo Jiminez Ricardo Jiminez
Collection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Poster in protest of Bureau of prison's denial for Ricardo Jiminez Furlough to visit his dying mother
Postcard to Michael Quinlan Postcard to Michael Quinlan
Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Appeal to Director of the Board of Prisons to allow furlough to Ricardo Jimenez to visit his mother in hospital.
Lucy Rodriguez/Alicia Rodriguez at San Francisco Airport, Leaving for home Lucy Rodriguez/Alicia Rodriguez at San Francisco Airport, Leaving for home
Year: 1999Collection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Digital photograph on paper
Yo no amo a la guerra - I don't love war - No soy ua criminal - I am not a criminal… Yo no amo a la guerra - I don't love war - No soy ua criminal - I am not a criminal…
Authors: Lucy & Alicia Rodriguez, Adolfo Matos, Dylcia Pagan, Carmen ValentinFormat: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Statements from several of the Puerto Rican political prisoners about their lives and commitments and in support of their releae
Carmen Valentin Carmen Valentin
Publisher: "Freedom Now" Women's CommissionFormat: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Profile on Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Carmen Valentin
Locked up for Liberation Locked up for Liberation
Author: Amy SonniePublisher: San Francisco Bay GuardianYear: 1999Format: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Article on FALN, Carmen Valentin and the campaign for clemency