The Republican Union () was a pro-

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Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

, that also contemplated total autonomy in the case that U.S. statehood was denied. Its president was Rafael Martínez Nadal.''De los orígenes de los partidos políticos en Puerto Rico al Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño y don José Celso Barbosa II.''
Claridad. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Not dated. Accessed 27 May 2019. It existed from 1932 to 1940.''Elecciones en Puerto Rico -- Tomo II (1952-1964).''
Juan Jose Nolla-Acosta. Puerto Rico. 2010. p. 8. Accessed 27 May 2019. Together with the

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, it was part of an

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known as

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Founding

The party formed early in 1932 from the union of

Partido Republicano Puro Partido Republicano Puro (Pure Republican Party), also known as Partido Constitucional Histórico, was a political party that existed in Puerto Rico from 1924 to 1932. The party's main goal was the annexation of Puerto Rico into the American Uni ...

and Partido

Alianza Puertorriqueña Alianza Puertorriqueña was a major political party in Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island o ...

, after the dissolution of Partido Alianza Puertorriqueña and the reconciliation between the Republicanos Puro and the Republicanos who had left Partido Republicano in 1928. However, before the 1932 elections, Partido Unión Republicana joined forces with the Socialist Party to form the Coalition. The pact between these two parties (Unión Republicana and Socialista) was renewed before the 1936 elections to continue in force during that electoral cycle. In 1940 the party reconstituted itself as Partido Unión Republicana Progresista, with Celestino Iriarte as its president. Later on yet, in 1948, Partido Unión Republicana re-branded itself as

Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño ( English: ''Puerto Rican Statehood Party)'' 948 - 1952was a political party in Puerto Rico that existed from 1948 to 1952. The party resulted when Partido Unión Republicana Progresista ceased to exist in 1 ...

Founding

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