![Lolita Lebron, one of four Puerto Rican nationalists pardoned by President Carter, leads marchers in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, June 8, 1980. Lebron has opposed the U.S. Navy's Lolita Lebron, one of four Puerto Rican nationalists pardoned by President Carter, leads marchers in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, June 8, 1980. Lebron has opposed the U.S. Navy's](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N4A7HN/lolita-lebron-one-of-four-puerto-rican-nationalists-pardoned-by-president-carter-leads-marchers-in-the-puerto-rican-day-parade-in-new-york-june-8-1980-lebron-has-opposed-the-us-navys-continued-use-of-the-island-of-vieques-in-puerto-rico-for-gunnery-and-bombing-practice-she-was-jailed-from-1954-to-1979-for-her-participation-in-an-armed-assault-on-the-us-house-of-representatives-in-which-five-congressmen-were-wounded-ap-photog-paul-burnett-2N4A7HN.jpg)
Lolita Lebron, one of four Puerto Rican nationalists pardoned by President Carter, leads marchers in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York, June 8, 1980. Lebron has opposed the U.S. Navy's
![Lolita Lebron, center, one of four Puerto Rican nationalist extremists held on $100,000 bail after an assault on the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks to newsmen at police headquarters in Washington, D.C., Lolita Lebron, center, one of four Puerto Rican nationalist extremists held on $100,000 bail after an assault on the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks to newsmen at police headquarters in Washington, D.C.,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N4A7ND/lolita-lebron-center-one-of-four-puerto-rican-nationalist-extremists-held-on-100000-bail-after-an-assault-on-the-us-house-of-representatives-speaks-to-newsmen-at-police-headquarters-in-washington-dc-march-1-1954-lebron-a-new-york-city-sewing-machine-operator-said-that-the-shooting-was-my-idea-and-that-the-attack-was-planned-to-coincide-with-the-opening-of-the-pan-american-conference-in-caracas-venezuela-to-dramatize-the-problem-of-colonialism-five-congressmen-were-wounded-in-the-wild-shooting-spree-one-seriously-lebron-claims-to-have-fired-eight-shots-with-her-automatic-2N4A7ND.jpg)
Lolita Lebron, center, one of four Puerto Rican nationalist extremists held on $100,000 bail after an assault on the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks to newsmen at police headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
Unión del Barrio - Lolita Lebrón - ¡Presente! November 19, 1919 - August 1, 2010 -- A 10 Años de Su Muerte -- Unión del Barrio remembers Lolita Lebrón on this, the
![Lolita Lebrón: la nacionalista puertorriqueña que lideró un tiroteo en el Congreso de EE.UU. y pasó a ser un ícono cultural al salir de prisión - BBC News Mundo Lolita Lebrón: la nacionalista puertorriqueña que lideró un tiroteo en el Congreso de EE.UU. y pasó a ser un ícono cultural al salir de prisión - BBC News Mundo](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/30A2/production/_124405421_nuevo3.jpg)
Lolita Lebrón: la nacionalista puertorriqueña que lideró un tiroteo en el Congreso de EE.UU. y pasó a ser un ícono cultural al salir de prisión - BBC News Mundo
![Rafael Cancel Miranda, Puerto Rican nationalist who opened fire on U.S. Capitol, dies at 89 - The Washington Post Rafael Cancel Miranda, Puerto Rican nationalist who opened fire on U.S. Capitol, dies at 89 - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OY4U7DS5VMI6VLCQDBYB4FHANU.jpg)
Rafael Cancel Miranda, Puerto Rican nationalist who opened fire on U.S. Capitol, dies at 89 - The Washington Post
![Gabe González on Twitter: "Puerto Rican activist Lolita Lebrón on her way to Congress in 1954 https://t.co/53m5zDaTsp" / Twitter Gabe González on Twitter: "Puerto Rican activist Lolita Lebrón on her way to Congress in 1954 https://t.co/53m5zDaTsp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eyc-0wEWQAUfPXC.jpg)
Gabe González on Twitter: "Puerto Rican activist Lolita Lebrón on her way to Congress in 1954 https://t.co/53m5zDaTsp" / Twitter
![Puerto Rican nationalist, Lolita Lebron, is hustled through the crowd after she was involved in a shooting attack on Capitol Hill, March 1, 1954 . While shouting "Free Puerto Rico," a commando Puerto Rican nationalist, Lolita Lebron, is hustled through the crowd after she was involved in a shooting attack on Capitol Hill, March 1, 1954 . While shouting "Free Puerto Rico," a commando](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N425WB/puerto-rican-nationalist-lolita-lebron-is-hustled-through-the-crowd-after-she-was-involved-in-a-shooting-attack-on-capitol-hill-march-1-1954-while-shouting-free-puerto-rico-a-commando-group-of-four-under-the-leadership-of-lebron-opened-fire-from-the-visitors-gallery-onto-the-floor-of-the-us-house-of-representatives-wounding-five-congressmen-ap-photo-2N425WB.jpg)
Puerto Rican nationalist, Lolita Lebron, is hustled through the crowd after she was involved in a shooting attack on Capitol Hill, March 1, 1954 . While shouting "Free Puerto Rico," a commando
![A postcard from 1986 depicting Lolita Lebrón escorted from the US Capitol after opening fire from the House of Representatives gallery. | DPLA A postcard from 1986 depicting Lolita Lebrón escorted from the US Capitol after opening fire from the House of Representatives gallery. | DPLA](https://d2jf00asb0fe6y.cloudfront.net/puerto-rican-migration-us_10_d4c08f93fedc70d0026d73fee4cfd667.jpg)
A postcard from 1986 depicting Lolita Lebrón escorted from the US Capitol after opening fire from the House of Representatives gallery. | DPLA
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