The "Lamento Borincano" A sociological interpretation REFLECTION

This story exhibited a great deal of cultural intermixture as well as intermarriage, except for the few, white residents who dominated the political life of the island. Blacks, mulattos, and poor whites had no say in the government or church as members of the working classes and despised races, but they influenced the island's development in other ways. There is a long-standing myth that the white jibaros, these working class people, were the first 'pure' Puerto Ricans. However really if there were ever substantial numbers of white jibaros, their culture was a mix of slave and native cultures, not a direct descendent Hispanic or European culture. The fact remains first true Puerto Rican culture, regardless of the exact racial composition of the individual, was at least partially made up of the cultures of the enslaved, runaway, or formerly enslaved Africans who had been owned by early Spanish colonists."
In the reading that was assigned to me Luis Gonzalez describes the time he went to mexico for the first time more than 30 years ago and people knew very little about Puerto Rico. Gonzalez then goes on to talk about Rafael Hernandez;s wrting "lamento Boriqueno".
One of the main ideas in this writing is the potential to create a political art. This to me means either a movement or piece of writing tat can influence a nation. I never knew that there were so many writers that have influenced Puerto Rico. Whether it be Lola who influence the independence movement or Pachin. I also was fascinated by the references to Luis Marin Munoz and Jose de Diego because i drive by those streets every single day.