City to greet her husband. Upon their return to Puerto Rico, the Nationalist activists were received as heroes by the different independence groups. The Governor of Puerto Rico Carlos Romero Barceló publicly opposed the pardons granted by Carter, stating that it would encourage terrorism and undermine public safety. The twenty-nine years of separation eroded the marriage of the Collazo's and they ended up divorced. Later years and legacy She continued to actively participate in Puerto Rico's independence movement. In 1984 a commemoration for her independence activities was held in the Bar Association Building. She was also given recognition for her efforts towards the commutation of her ex-husband's death sentence. She wrote her life story which is titled Memorias de Rosa Collazo, ASIN: B0000D6RNT. The book was published posthumously on January 1, 1993, by her daughter Lydia Collazo Cortez. In May 1988, Cortez-Collazo died in Puerto Rico by the side of her daughter Lydia, with whom she had been living the last years of her life. A plaque at the monument to the Jayuya Uprising participants in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, honors the women of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Rosa Cortez-Collazo's name is on the ninth line of the third plate. Oscar Collazo continued to participate in activities related to the independence movement. On February 21, 1994, he died of a stroke. See also List of Puerto Ricans Boricua Popular Army Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Puerto Rico) 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 Lolita Lebrón Ruth Mary Reynolds Isabel Rosado Isabel Freire de Matos Isolina Rondón Olga Viscal Garriga Notes References Further reading "Puerto Rico: Independence Is a Necessity"; by: Rafael Cancel Miranda (Author); Publisher: Pathfinder Press (NY); Booklet edition (February 1, 2001); "Sembrando Patria...Y Verdades"; by: Rafael Cancel Miranda (Author); Publisher: Cuarto Idearo (January 1, 1998); ASIN: B001CK17D6 "War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony"; Author: Nelson Antonio Denis; Publisher: Nation Books (April 7, 2015); . "Latinas in the United States, ste: A Historical Encyclopedia "; by: Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sanchez Korral; Indiana University Press; . 1904 births 1988 deaths People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Nationalists from Ponce Activists from New York City Puerto Rican Nationalist Party politicians Members of the Puerto