Barracks at Borinquen Field Base - PRAHA

Barracks at Borinquen Field Base

Description

Barracks at Borinquen Field Base in Aguadilla. A three-story building with straight porch steps. It has windows on all sides of the three-story building. Portions of other two buildings can be seen on both sides of the image. There is a worker holding a wooden ladder, and there is another worker working in a scaffolding.

Origin Name	CJHO0020(a)
Relation	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Sección X, Serie 3, Colección José H. Orraca
Geographical Coverage	Aguadilla
Date	1940-10-15
Descriptive Notes	Title assigned by the cataloging team. The front of the image has a printed inscription. Back. Stamp: "Restricted"
Descripción decolonial	The Barracks at Ramey Air Force Base outside Aguadilla, known as Borinquen Field Base, serves as an emblem of military control and ongoing occupation of Puerto Rican territory as colonial practice. The US government's acquisition of Puerto Rican land for military purposes, beginning in the 1930s, without local consent is a clear example of territorial control and land appropriation. The base’s operation during World War II and the Cold War reflects the exploitation of colonized territories for strategic military purposes. The subsequent use of the land as debris disposal areas, despite potential environmental risks, shows a disregard for the well-being of the local community. The base was closed in the 1970s, but ongoing investigations into the Airforce’s mishandling of industrial waste produced there shows the enduring impact of colonialism on Puerto Rico's social, political, and environmental fabric.
Historical Background	Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1940-1970) Military History of Puerto Rico: United States Military Bases
Architectural Subject	Military bases Military buildings Barracks Low-rise buildings Porticoes Persienne Construction workers
Decolonial Subject	Appropriation of Land Military Control Territorial Control
Rights	The PRAHA does not own the rights to this resource. The user must contact the repository or archive that holds the physical document to determine the restrictions that may apply under the Copyright and Intellectual Property Law or by agreements agreed with donors.
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image

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