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Desconcertante. Misterioso. Incomprendido. ¿Es brujería, adivinación o simplemente otra religión? Tienen santos, ofrendas y rituales. Pero no hay templo, ni biblia, ni sábado que observar.

Respetuosamente exploramos los orígenes y creencias de esta práctica espiritual afrocaribeña centenaria.

*Advertencia*: discusión sobre el sacrificio de animales.

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El 1 de agosto de 1970, un joven activista boricua llamado Rudolfo Rivera-Ríos subió a un vuelo de Pan Am rumbo a Puerto Rico… armado, decidido, y con un plan bien peligroso: secuestrar el 747 y llevarlo a Cuba.

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El 25 de julio es un día importante en Puerto Rico. Es la Conmemoración del Estado Libre Asociado, Día de la Constitución Puertorriqueña, y Día de Santiago Apóstol. Por supuesto hay celebraciones políticas y religiosas en toda la isla, incluyendo homenajes a nuestros antepasados. ¡Espero que disfrutes de este pedacito de historia y música!

FUENTES:

https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/puerto-rico-constitution-day/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Constitution_Day

https://rove.me/es/to/puerto-rico/festival-de-santiago-apostol#:~:text=El%20festival%20tiene%20lugar%20en,el%20barrio%20de%20Median%C3%ADa%20Alta.

https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/the-st-james-festival-in-loiza-is-puerto-ricos-most-beautiful-traditional-festival/#:~:text=James%20(Santiago%20Apostol)%20is%20the,and%20the%20next%20county%20Carolina.

https://diariodepuertorico.com/2023/06/19/loiza-se-prepara-para-celebrar-sus-fiestas-tradicionales-del-21-al-30-de-julio/

https://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/loiza-festival/#:~:text=The%20traditional%20Saint%20James%20festivities,a%20celebration%2C%20mass%20and%20procession.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aganju#:~:text=Aganju%20(known%20as%20Agay%C3%BA%2C%20Aggay%C3%BA,Cuban%20religion%20known%20as%20Santer%C3%ADa.

https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/aggayu-sola/#:~:text=Agga

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¿Demonio juguetón? ¿Opositor a la colonización? ¿El colorido primo puertorriqueño de Krampus? Presentamos al Vejigante, un personaje folclórico enmascarado y locamente disfrazado de los días de la conquista española y la esclavitud africana en la Isla del Encanto. Hasta el día de hoy, los Vejigantes hacen su aparición durante dos fiestas principales: el Carnaval y la Fiesta de Santiago.

Fuentes/Crédito:

Vejigante Documentary: https://youtu.be/ooU43HobJaM
https://archive.org/details/lp_drums-of-the-yoruba-of-nigeria_yoruba_0/disc1/02.06.+Bata+Drums%3A+For+Egungun.mp3
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http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/loc.afc.afc-legacies.200003485/default.html
https://caribbeantrading.com/african-roots-puerto-rico/
https://tallerpr.org/vejigantes-of-puerto/
https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad6a9c.html
https://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/loiza-festival/
http://www.puertoricanart-crafts.com/vejigante-masks.html
https://theculturetrip.com/caribbean/puerto-rico/articles/the-story-behind-the-vejigante-masks-from-puerto-rico-and-how-they-are-made/
https://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/loiza.shtml
https://travelnoire.com/puerto-rico-african-influence-how-to-experience-it
https://geography.name/masks-and-masquerades/
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0bk2d33c
https://www.peopleareculture.com/vejigantes-puerto-rico/
http://www.elboricua.com/AfroBorinquenArticle.pdf
https://ecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2803&context=luc_diss
https://youtu.be/vPCnx-GXs4M
https://youtu.be/JY8LfafnIiU
https://www.jstor.org/stable/542027?read-now=1&seq=5https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro%E2%80%93Puerto_Ricans#:~:text=The%20first%20black%20people%20in,from%20the%20Upper%20Guinea%20region.

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An introduction to the history and culture of this charming little city on the south side of Puerto Rico.

Un poco sobre la historia y cultura de esta hermosa ciudad vibrante en el suroeste de Puerto Rico.

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An introduction to the history and culture of the charming mountain town of Utuado (Otoao in Taíno), where my dad grew up.

Una introducción a la historia y la cultura del encantador pueblo montañoso de Utuado (Otoao en taíno), donde creció mi papá.

Sources in transcript

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¡Mostrandole cariño al jíbaro puertorriqueño! Hoy van a escuchar música, historia, y un poquito sobre mi familia.

FUENTES:
https://parrandaboricua.com/song/caminan-las-nubes

https://theglobaljukebox.org/song/NC103c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%ADbaro_(Puerto_Rico)

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php/?story_fbid=324228836076067&id=108218424343777&locale=es_LA

https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08405a.htm

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jivaro

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331025414_Exploring_the_word_Jibaro

https://www.taino-tribe.org/tedict.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%ADbaro_(Puerto_Rico)#

http://www.jibaros.com/roots.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZGk2oOxD0

https://youtu.be/wh-r9HBNBHg?si=0hrJJ6LpiEaOcxj8

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alfonso-velez/203144669

https://music.apple.com/us/search?term=ramito

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nito-m%C3%A9ndez/490457340

Vivas Maldonado Historia de Puerto Rico 1962.pdf

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Félix Millán played 2nd base for the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets in the 1960s and 1970s. He was an outstanding, well-rounded athlete who put up amazing numbers both offensively and defensively. He was also a class act: a humble, quiet, hard worker who rarely missed a game.

Lifelong Mets fans Nancy and Chris discuss the Puerto Rican legend's life and career. El Gatito is Chris' all-time favorite Met because he famously choked up on the bat, just like he did as a little kid. Nancy recognizes his humble origins, faith and perseverance from her own family's history.

We were very excited to research and record this, and we hope you enjoy it.

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Howie Rose interview: https://youtu.be/j5GOxsS0VRw?si=e6BqvN2U6RyC_Hhn
https://currentpub.com/2022/08/25/happy-birthday-felix-millan/
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/felix-millan/
https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/07/22/felix-is-one-sweet-ballplayer#:~:text=By%20the%20eighth%20inning%20he,time%20we'd%20played%20under%20.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millafe01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/felix-millan/)[](https://www.lavidabaseball.com/felix-millan-puerto-rico-pioneer/
https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1978-topps-felix-millan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%25C3%25A9lix_Mill%25C3%25A1n)[](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%25C3%25A9lix_Mill%25C3%25A1n
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=millafe01)[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%25C3%25A9lix_Mill%25C3%25A1n
https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1978-topps-felix-millan)[](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/felix-millan/)[](https://ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0215&tabno=7
https://www.lavidabaseball.com/felix-millan-puerto-rico-pioneer/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_xQlO905wU
Meet the Mets: https://youtu.be/tOUpoabzGEk
Tinker to Evers to Chance: https://youtu.be/ctzCsCiqSpk

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