the top leaders of the nationalist party were arrested, including albizu campos and blanca canales, and sent to jail to serve long prison terms. oscar collazo was convicted of murder in the us and sentenced to death. u.s. president truman commuted his sentence to life. in 1979 president carter commuted collazo's sentence to time served. the nationalist was released and returned to puerto rico. the city of jayuya converted the blanca canales home into a historical museum.