Pedro Albizu Campos: Leader of the Independence Movement 

During the Great Depression, Puerto Rico's mono-cultural-plantation strategy was hit hard as sugarcane was the only crop that was grown on the island, and the price of sugar dropped immensely with the times.  This created both social and economic strife on the citizens of Puerto Rico,  along side political strikes and unrest against the mainland U.S. due to the influence of  politician Pedro Albizu Campos. The United States responded by appointing the U.S. general Blanton Winship as governor. This appointment would unleash a number of violent events that would change the history and relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.  These violent events would include, the Río Piedras Massacre in 1935, the assassination of Police Chief Elisha Riggs  in 1936, and the Ponce Massacre in 1937. Albizu would eventually be removed from the political scene, with his successor, Luis Muñoz Marín, founder of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), became the main leader in Puerto Rico in 1938.

Despite the most common result of the industrialization of graphic design being the ability to mass produce graphic works thanks to the upgrades to the printing press and other technologies; many mainland American designers focused their newfound speed and ease in capitalism and advertising. But the turbulent times of the Great Depression led Puerto Rican designers to focus their talents on social  reform and critiques, such as this work depicting Pedro Albizu Campos.