Antillean Confederation movement

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The Antillean Confederation movement was a 19th-century political project, championed by figures like Ramón Emeterio Betances, that sought to unite the Caribbean islands—especially Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic—into a federated, independent union.

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instanceOf 19th-century political project
Caribbean integration project
political movement
emergedInContextOf Spanish colonial rule in the Caribbean
post-independence politics of the Dominican Republic
struggles for independence in Puerto Rico and Cuba
hasAlternativeName Confederación Antillana
hasGeographicFocus Caribbean Sea region
Greater Antilles
hasGoal achieve independence for Caribbean colonies
create a political confederation of the Antilles
unite Caribbean islands into a federated union
hasIdeology Caribbean regionalism
Latin American unity
anti-colonialism
republicanism
hasKeyFigure Eugenio María de Hostos
Gregorio Luperón
José Martí
Ramón Emeterio Betances
hasKeyFigureRole Eugenio María de Hostos advocated Antillean federation in his writings
Gregorio Luperón supported Antillean unity from the Dominican Republic
José Martí supported Cuban independence and broader Antillean solidarity
linked to: José Martí

Ramón Emeterio Betances was a principal ideologue
hasLanguageOfDiscourse English
French
Spanish
hasLegacy contributed to Antillean and Caribbean identity discourses
inspired later Caribbean integration ideas
hasMainProponent Ramón Emeterio Betances
hasPoliticalObjective create a balance of power among Caribbean nations
end Spanish colonial domination in Puerto Rico and Cuba
prevent foreign powers from dominating the Caribbean
hasStatus never fully realized
hasTimePeriod 19th century
influencedBy Latin American independence movements
ideas of Simón Bolívar about regional confederations
opposedBy Spanish colonial authorities
other imperial powers with Caribbean interests
proposedMember Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Other Greater Antilles islands
Puerto Rico
Some Lesser Antilles islands
relatedConcept Latin American confederation projects
Pan-Antillanism
linked to: Pan-Caribbeanism

Pan-Caribbeanism

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Ramón Emeterio Betances movement Antillean Confederation movement
Eugenio María de Hostos movement Antillean independence movement
linked to: Antillean Confederation movement
Ramón Emeterio Betances movement Antillean Confederation movement
subject linked to: Ramón Emeterio
Antillean Confederation movement hasKeyFigureRole Gregorio Luperón supported Antillean unity from the Dominican Republic
linked to: Antillean Confederation movement
Antillean Confederation movement hasKeyFigureRole Eugenio María de Hostos advocated Antillean federation in his writings
linked to: Antillean Confederation movement