to ▁cause ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁forget ▁that ▁you ▁are ▁str angers ”. ▁ ▁He ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁soldiers ▁try ▁to ▁learn ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁virt uous ▁by ▁not ▁using ▁f oul ▁language , ▁not ▁drink ing ▁and ▁not ▁part aking ▁in ▁games ▁of ▁chance . ▁The ▁Republic a ▁Bor ic ua ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁give ▁people ▁full ▁citizens hip , ▁equality ▁of ▁rights ▁and ▁duties , ▁regardless ▁of ▁“ the ir ▁skin ▁color , ▁their ▁religion , ▁and ▁their ▁birth ▁place .” ▁ ▁Foreign ers ▁Americans ; ▁regardless ▁of ▁color , ▁would ▁make ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁republic . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁republic ▁was ▁also ▁en vision ed ▁of ▁being ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁“ th ous ands ▁of ▁foreign ers ” ▁that ▁would ▁arrive . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁republic ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁constitution . ▁It ▁would ▁give ▁equality ▁to ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁nation ▁including ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion . ▁The ▁new ▁country ▁would ▁open ▁its ▁ports ▁and ▁its ▁custom ▁fe es ▁would ▁be ▁low . ▁The ▁republic ' s ▁organization ▁was ▁also ▁en vision ed ▁by ▁the ▁plot ters . ▁Each ▁municipal ▁council ▁would ▁send ▁a ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁council . ▁Also ▁political ▁prisoners ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁would ▁be ▁liber ated . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁slave ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁fre ed ▁since ▁that ▁would ▁mean ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁economy . ▁The ▁government ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁liberal ▁one , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁time ▁a ▁con gress ▁and ▁an ▁improved