Boricua Popular Army

The Boricua Popular Army — or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish — is a clandestine organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule.

Related Topics:
Spanish - Clandestine - Puerto Rico - United States - Independence of Puerto Rico - Colonial

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Although the group has claimed responsibility for numerous armed robberies and bombings since 1978, and was led primarily by former FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Filiberto Ojeda Ríos until his 2005 death, they have refocused their resources and networks to political, information and enforcement support for the general independence and nationalist movement.

Related Topics:
FBI Most Wanted Fugitive - Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

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Also known as Los Macheteros ("the Machete Wielders") and 'Puerto Rican Popular Army', their active membership of mostly Puerto Rican men and women have swelled to over 1100 (as of January 2005), with an unknown number of supporters, sympathizers, collaborators and informants, with cells (usually consisting of between six and ten members) in the United States and other countries.

Related Topics:
Machete - Puerto Rican - As of January 2005

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