Hundreds gathered Sunday morning in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in support of independence from the United States. Your Take top contributor Dan Eidsmoe was on the scene as several groups marched.

Protesters carried Puerto Rican flags as they marched through Ashford Avenue, Eidsmoe reports. A flier for the protest read, "Puerto Rico needs independence as the first step to organize a prosperous country with social justice and sovereignty, which will permit us to have fair and equal relationship with all countries in the world."

Marchers blocked the street for around 30 minutes, according to Eidsmoe.


Protesters block Ashford Avenue in San Juan during a June 22 protest for Puerto Rican independence.(Photo: Dan Eidsmoe, Your Take)

Demonstrators hold a sign for Movimiento Unión Soberanista, a Puerto Rican political party.

Demonstrators hold up a sign for Movimiento Unión Soberanista, a Puerto Rican political party, during a march for independence.(Photo: Dan Eidsmoe, Your Take)

A sign reads: "Women for Decolonization." The bottom text reads, "My body, my land, my fight."



During a march for Puerto Rico's independence, protesters hold up a sign that reads "Women for Decolonization."(Photo: Dan Eidsmoe, Your Take)

Two men high-five each other while marching. People of all ages participated in the march, Eidsmoe says.



Protesters high-five each other during a march for Puerto Rico's independence June 22.(Photo: Dan Eidsmoe, Your Take)