San José Church After the Bombing
Description
San José Church, in Old San Juan, after a bombing during the United States invasion. It shows damage to the façade, a hole in the area of the quatrefoil, and damage in one corner of the pediment. In front of the church, there are soldiers on a horse-drawn cart, three men, and three children.| Origin Name |
CARDC288_R
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| Relation |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Sección X, Serie 3, Colección Ángel Ramón del Corral
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| Geographical Coverage |
San Juan
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| Date |
[1898?]
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloging team.
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| Descripción decolonial |
The damage to the façade of the San José Church in Old San Juan reflects the interplay of Christianity and the destruction caused by imperialism during and after the United States invasion of 1898 to Puerto Rico in the so-called Spanish-American War. This pivotal moment in the conflict, shortly after US forces bombarded San Juan, causing damage to several buildings near El Morro castle, including civilians, represents the toll of American imperialism as Puerto Rico transitioned from Spanish colonial rule to US dominance. As well as it makes evident the multifaceted repercussions of the invasion on Puerto Rico´s cultural and religious landscape as the US asserted its authority over local populations and the clash between religious traditions, with the Catholic San José Church violently confronting Protestant influences from the United States.
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| Rights |
English Rights. (hyperlink)
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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