The independence movement isn't what it was in the 50s but it hasn't been "annihilated"--turnout in the 2017 referendum was just over 20% and the pro-independence parties boycotted it. Statehood would probably still win if a real, binding vote were taken (in part because chronic refusal to invest in PR has left it with little infrastructure or capital and pragmatically independence would be difficult) but there is certainly still an active independence movement. Took the picture below in San Juan last week in fact:
Catdadesq t1_j4jutu0 wrote
Reply to comment by lightiggy in A group of Puerto Rican nationalists are photographed after their arraignment for shooting up the U.S. House of Representatives. Seeking an independent Puerto Rico, the four stormed the building and opened fire while the House was in session, wounding five members of Congress (1954). by lightiggy
The independence movement isn't what it was in the 50s but it hasn't been "annihilated"--turnout in the 2017 referendum was just over 20% and the pro-independence parties boycotted it. Statehood would probably still win if a real, binding vote were taken (in part because chronic refusal to invest in PR has left it with little infrastructure or capital and pragmatically independence would be difficult) but there is certainly still an active independence movement. Took the picture below in San Juan last week in fact:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wrQRsxck465Xzsax8