Puerto Rico - Spanish Colony, US Territory, Caribbean: The following discussion focuses on Puerto Rican history from the time of European settlement. For treatment of the island in its regional context, see Latin America, history of, and West Indies, his
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Spain held the island for more than 400 years but ceded the island to the United States when it was defeated in the Spanish-American War. In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted American citizenship. Interesting Puerto Rico Facts: The capital city and largest city of Puerto Rico is San Juan,...
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Tourists and cruise ships have returned to the capital city, which is a welcome sight for an island grappling with more than $70 billion in debt. Taxi driver Damaso DeLeon said no one was visiting Puerto Rico in the wake of the storm. "The only people that was coming was family from ...
San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico and its largest city, with 342,000 inhabitants in the municipality and 2,203,000 in the metropolitan area. Founded in 1521 by the Spanish conquistadors, San Juan is the oldest city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
The archipelago of Puerto Rico includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller cays and islands, of which the largest are Mona, Vieques and Culebra. It is populated by 3.6 million inhabitants and its capital is San Juan. Its official languages are Spanish and English, and ...
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in 1917, and, on July 25, 1952, a commonwealth with autonomous local governmental units; inhabitants have been U.S. citizens since 1917. SEE PUERTO RICO CONSTITUTION DAY Capital: San Juan Nickname: Island of Enchantment Motto: Joannes est nomen ejus (Spanish “Juan [John] Is His Name...
After Puerto Ricans began to press for independence, Spain granted the island broad powers of self-government in 1897. But during the Spanish-American War of 1898 American troops invaded the island and Spain ceded it to the U.S. Since then, Puerto Rico has remained an unincorporated U.S. ...