Reposted by Alexia Orengo Green
#OnThisDay in 1948, Puerto Rico’s Gag Law (La Ley de la Mordaza) was signed—criminalizing flags, songs, & speech in favor of independence. Owning a Puerto Rican flag became illegal. The Gag Law remained in effect for nine years until it was repealed in 1957 on the basis that it was unconstitutional.