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This article has plenty of things wrong with it. I unfortunately lack the time and resources to completely correct the article, but as a Puertorican I have an interest in its refinement. The following is a list of some mistakes I've noted:

1. There is a complete lack of sources. This is particularly important because the article itself admits that different investigations have come to conflicting conclusions. As a result, it's necessary to cite where the information came from. I have a book that says there were nearly 100 injured and 19 casualties. This clashes with the uncited article, which says that 200 were injured.

2. The article contains gramatical nuances that indicate it was originally written by someone thinking in Spanish. This is fairly probable, and the only problem is the mistakes that has caused. The word "non-gubernmenatal" comes from "gubernamental" in Spanish, certainly gibberish in English.

3. The section regarding a man scribbling a phrase in Spanish in his own blood is regarded locally (in Puerto Rico) as a legend. That should be clarified unless there is a proper source claiming it as fact. Furthermore, there may be clashes within the article itself. Notice that it mentions the 7 year-old girl, Georgina Maldonado, and how she was killed. However, the victim list contains a "Georgina (7-year-old) Marquez Telechea". The names don't match. The previous person in the list is Ceferino Maldonado, which means there was probably a mix-up with the names. I can't correct it without a list known to be correct.

If whoever corrects this lacks a source, I suggest looking into the book "PUERTO RICO: Cinco siglos de historia" (in Spanish) by Francisco A. Scarano. He also cites other publications, so that can serve as a source for more sources to ensure the information is right.

Good luck. 206.248.71.155 06:12, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I did a grammar-fix and tried my best to make it unbiased (the earlier version souded too much like a Communist propaganda pamphlet). How does it look?