Some Puerto Ricans are quick to dismiss the idea of Puerto Rico reuniting with Spain as an autonomous province because they say: “I don’t want to be ruled by a king.”

But let’s be honest—that reaction often comes from a place of misinformation.

What many don’t realize is that Spain today is a democracy. A full parliamentary democracy with elected representatives, a functioning Constitution since 1978, and regional autonomy that protects local culture, language, and self-governance—just like in Catalonia or the Canary Islands.

🇪🇸 The King of Spain? Symbolic. A ceremonial figurehead. He does not govern. He does not pass laws. He does not decide policy.

So I ask this:

Why are you so afraid of a ceremonial monarch in Spain… when in the United States today, democracy itself is under siege?

Laws are being rolled back. Courts are being stacked. Rights are being stripped. And Puerto Rico? We don’t even get to vote for the president or have real representation in Congress.

You fear a king in name… but live under a system that treats us like colonial subjects in practice.

Let that sink in.