Before the Troops Came: Wall Street’s Stake in Puerto Rico

Podcast: Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes · Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes

Opublikowano: 2026-10-17

Your voice matters! Leave a voice message of up to 60 seconds. / ¡Tu voz cuenta! Deja un mensaje de voz de hasta 60 segundos. Before American soldiers landed in Puerto Rico in 1898, American financial and commercial interests were already there. In this episode of Puerto Rico: Open Your Eyes, Edwin Ortiz examines the economic side of the invasion: petroleum interests, sugar financing, politically connected bankers, government deposits, and the transition from the Puerto Rican peso to American currency. Drawing on historian Dr. Nieve de los Ángeles Vázquez’s interview on La Voz del Centro and a...