was transferred to the Women's Jail in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. In 1967, after 17 years in prison, Canales was given a full pardon by Puerto Rican Governor Roberto Sanchez Vilella. She continued to be an active independence advocate until the day she died. Canales died in 1996 in her hometown of Jayuya. She is buried in the "Cementerio Municipal" (Municipal Cemetery) in her hometown Jayuya. Legacy The house in which Blanca and Nemesio Canales were born and raised was turned into a museum by the City of Jayuya. A plaque was placed at the monument to the Jayuya Uprising participants in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, honoring the women of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Canales' name is on the second line of the third plate. See also List of Puerto Ricans History of women in Puerto Rico 19th Century female leaders of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement María de las Mercedes Barbudo Lola Rodríguez de Tió Mariana Bracetti Female members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Julia de Burgos Rosa Collazo Lolita Lebrón Ruth Mary Reynolds Isabel Rosado Isabel Freire de Matos Isolina Rondón Olga Viscal Garriga Articles related to the Puerto Rican Independence Movement Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Revolts of the 1950s Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Ponce massacre Río Piedras massacre Cadets of the Republic Puerto Rican Independence Party Grito de Lares Intentona de Yauco Notes References Further reading "War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America’s Colony"; Author: Nelson Antonio Denis; Publisher: Nation Books (April 7, 2015); ; . External links Blanca Canales Further photos of the revolt 1906 births 1996 deaths People from Jayuya, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of Spanish descent Puerto Rican Nationalist Party politicians Puerto Rican rebels Members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party Puerto Rican women in the military 20th-century Puerto Rican women politicians 20th-century Puerto Rican politicians Imprisoned Puerto Rican independence activists Puerto Rican independence activists Female revolutionaries