This is a beautiful video montage of photos taken by photographer Jack Delano in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, in December 1941. The video is a cinematic overview of daily life in a Puerto Rican agricultural community during the Great Depression and at the onset of World War II.
Barranquitas is a small mountain town and municipality located in the Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico.
My family is from the island’s west coast, in Rincón, Puerto Rico, in the mountainous region of Barrio Cruces. The video coaxed me into imagining my ancestors working long, arduous days in the sugar cane fields.
As I research and write about my family history, I aim to pay tribute to the humble nobility of the Puerto Rican farmer and their families, who, in most cases, worked in Spain’s feudal encomienda system.
I am so proud to be of puertorriqueño descent.
To all my Puerto Rican family and friends, this is a must-see.
Kudos to https://www.youtube.com/@nuyoricangenealogy5448 for this work.
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