Culebra Remembered · Documentary collection
Digna Feliciano Collection
Memory, documents, and stories of Culebra
This catalog organizes materials identified in the photographed copy of Blanco: Culebra. Each record points to its source page and uses a neutral description. Images or transcriptions will be added only from authorized original materials.
Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano · Digna Feliciano · Profesora Sonia Arocho (Miss Sonia), colaboradora y editora, 1948–2021.
Open Blanco: Culebra30 records
Plan of the Town of San Ildefonso
Historic maps of San Ildefonso. Reproductions of early town plans that help illustrate the territorial and urban layout preserved in Culebra’s historical record.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 6
San Ildefonso before the Navy’s arrival
Historic views of the former settlement of San Ildefonso and its surroundings. The images preserve scenes of homes and the built landscape of the period.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 6
Lote 80 Puente
Historic photograph identified in the book as ‘Lote 80 Puente’ (Lot 80, Bridge), connected with the area of the former settlement of San Ildefonso and the physical changes made during the Navy’s presence.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 7
Historic view of the town
Historic panoramic view of the town of Culebra, reproduced alongside the author’s account of San Ildefonso, the evictions, and the relocation of families.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 7
Camp grounds and airport area
Historic photograph of the land used as a camp before and during the development of the area later occupied by Culebra’s airport.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 9
Camp before the airport was built
View of the former camp on land that later became part of the airport area. According to the author’s account, the site was connected with firing practice and with tunnels built to channel water.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 9
Land leased for a camp
Reproduction identified in the book as land leased for a camp before the airport was built.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 10
1937 Memo — first page
1937 naval memorandum related to military maneuvers and directives in Culebra. Preserved as a documentary source in the Digna Feliciano Collection.
- Date shown:
- 1937
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 11
1937 Memo — continuation
1937 naval memorandum related to military maneuvers and directives in Culebra. Preserved as a documentary source in the Digna Feliciano Collection.
- Date shown:
- 1937
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 11
Operation Springboard, 1965
Historic visual material related to Operation Springboard in 1965, preserved in the collection as part of the documentation on military maneuvers in the region.
- Date shown:
- 1965
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 12
Sailors’ graves
Photograph of the old cemetery, identified by the author as ‘Tumbas marinos’ (sailors’ graves), included alongside her account of an accident that occurred during military maneuvers.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 13
Culebra Segment of Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Plan
Documentary series of the plan and related correspondence gathered in the book.
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 14–81
Members of Acción Comunal Comité Pro-Rescate de Culebra
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 82
Flamenco protest
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 83–85
Camp and chapel at Flamenco
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 83–85
Arrests connected with the protest
Historic black-and-white documentary collage. A set of period images documenting moments of community organization, leadership, and civic presence in Culebra's contemporary history.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 83–85
Joint Report 1973 and maps from Culebra: A Plan for Conservation and Development
Historic documents from the 1973 "Culebra: A Plan for Conservation and Development" report. This material preserves part of the official framework related to conservation, land use, and the island's future planning.
- Date shown:
- 1973
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 86–99
End of Navy weapons training and departure
Historic signing ceremony. Image of an official act linked to decisions of major administrative and political significance in Culebra's history.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. aprox. 99
Law No. 66 of 1975 — Culebra Conservation and Development Act
Pages from the Conservation and Development Law of Culebra. This material preserves part of the legal framework supporting the island's protection, administration, and orderly development.
- Date shown:
- 1975
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 100–102
House bill and public-hearing defense materials
Documentary dossier on Culebra. A set of pages preserving statements, explanatory memorials, and concerns expressed in defense of community participation and the protection of the island's future.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. aprox. 103–104
2018 public-hearing statements
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Date shown:
- 2018
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. aprox. 104–105
Letters on the conservation of Culebra
Letters on the conservation of Culebra. Written testimony calling for the protection of natural resources, historical memory, and the agreements that have shaped the defense of the island.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. aprox. 103–105
VIDEO: Protesta Bombas de la Marina de EUA en Carlos Rosario, Culebra, Puerto Rico 1971
Video reference recorded in the book; it is not presented as a hosted audiovisual asset.
- Date shown:
- 1971
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 115
Bombas del Campamento
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 125
Superfund letter and petition with signatures
Letter and signatures treated as an archival source; private contact information will not be displayed.
- Source:
- Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano, p. 126–127
El Mundo: El Misterioso Caso de Culebra
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Date shown:
- 2 feb 1972
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 128
Interview by Sylvia Olson
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 129
Navy memos to custodians, 1940–1950
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Date shown:
- 1940–1950
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 130–131
Poema de Perfecto
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 132
- Original credit:
- Sandra Meek; traducción de Mary Crow
Poem by Doña Sule, my mother
Archival record identified in Blanco: Culebra, Digna Feliciano.
- Source:
- BLANCO: CULEBRA — Digna Feliciano, p. 133
- Original credit:
- Doña Sule