He Ballajá barracks (The Ballajá Barracks in English) is One of the Most Collectable Buildings in the Old San Juan Area in Puerto Rico. It was part of a spanish military block that included THE MORROA Large Fortress That Stood Guard Over ITS Section of the Coast for The Purpose of Spotting and Protecting Against Invading Forces. Spanish Soldiers Held Military Exercises There, Along With Barracks Seurity and Weapons Storage Duties, When the Island Was A Spanish Colony. The Building you have multiple entry points, All Leading to a Big Open Courtyard That You Could Fit A Small Army In. It’s a Great Space to Spotlight Local Talent, Namely Through Theatrica Events, Art Galleries, Folk Dance, and Markets. In fact, to use The barracks To Highlight Puerto Rican Creativity Signifies an Attempt to Strike at The Location’s Colonial and Replace It With Subject Hat Pushes Back Against ITS OPPRESSIVE LEGACY.
Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez is contribution to this Cultural Resistance Effort with a new exhibit focused on the present and future of his creation Borinqueñanow on display on the third floor of He Barracks. Titled “The Art of La Borinqueña,” The Exhibit Acts As One of the Inaugural Activities For Puerto Rico Humanities (Humanities Puerto Rico in English), A Non-Profit Organization Investted In Supporting Projects Involve the Arts. It’s now open to the public Thursday Through saturdy from 11:00 am-4:30pm. It’ll run till August 20th of this year.
“The Art of La Borinqueña” features sub of the original Comics Most Ionic Pages and Covers, featuring the works of legends Like George Peréz, John “Crash One” Matosand Ken Lashley. If you’ve been following Miranda-Rodríguez’s Books, You’ll Find More than Enough to Love Here. If you’re new to the world of the borinqueña, The Exhibit is Essentially a Warm Welcomo into a Fantasy World That has one foot firmly set in the complexity of Puerto Rican Identity and the Other on The Richness of the Puerto Rican Experience from The Island to the Diaspora.
One private exciting aspect of the exhibit is ITS Action Figure Showcase. It contaial prototypes of the first line of figures miranda-rodríguez release the Newest addition to Borinqueña‘S Group of Allies: V-G1gante. This is a Mazinger-Inspired Mech Inspired by Puerto Rico’s Own VejigantesCharacters from Local Folklore That Sport Masks with Horth and Fangs That Originally Meant To Scare People pole Going to Church. It looks amazing. Those that visit The barracks Will get a close look at it.
Edgardo Miranda-Rodríguez is a Master Promoter of His Work. Indie Creators Should Take Note. Miranda-Rodríguez has built the borinqueña into an institution, Brick by Brick. It has take a Lot of Steps to get His Character to the Point It’s at. She’s Already Been Featured At The Smithsonian and In Chocolate Bars, Inspired Cosplay and Graffiti Art, and Been The Leading Voice in A Fundraising Comic Book Called Ricastruction Meant To Help Victims of Hurricane María (Which Hit the Caribbean in 2017). She Just gets Bigger and More Important Each Step of the Way. This Latest Exhibit Builds Upon The Mission, and its Current Stay AT The Ballajá barracks Is a DelightFully Loud Achievement That Points to An Even Louder Future.
Here’s a look at v-gagante:
