Ecos de la batalla

the long version

Salvador Brau was a historian, novelist, journalist, and essayist born in the western Puerto Rican town of Cabo Rojo in 1842. This book is a compilation of journalism articles written between 1880 and 1894. The last two decades of the nineteenth century were a time of intense political ferment in Puerto Rico. The book reveals the author's knowledge of the forces contributing to the rapid change in the island's political and social climate. Among the essays included in this work are "En plena luz" (Exposed), which exposes Brau's political principles and his opinions about Puerto Rico; "Así como nosotros" (Just Like Us), which studies the political conditions in the island; "Busquemos el orígen" (Let's Find the Origin), which discusses the relationships among Spanish settlers in the Americas and the colonies' needs for freedom; and "La Disciplina" (Discipline), which explains the principles and ethics a political party should follow in a democratic society.