Ponce - House of the Ponce Massacre

(Local Name: Casa de la Masacre de Ponce) Now a small museum, the Casa de las Masacre de Ponce (House of the Ponce Massacre) was the former office of the Nationalist Party. The museum recalls a fatal confrontation between the armed police and the Nationalist Party in 1937, which ended in a shooting leaving 19 dead.

The history of the Ponce Massacre is well laid out with the story of how the students marching for independence had their permit withdrawn at the last minute. In a fit of fervor they decided to march anyway and came to face a force of 150 policemen.

The resulting confrontation resulted in the deaths of 17 protesters all of who were shot in the back. Two police officers also died. All of this is remembered at the Casa de las Masacre de Ponce.