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History of Puerto Rico. Map of the departments of Puerto Rico during Spanish provincial times (1886). The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people before 430 BC. At the time of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1493, the dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taínos.
The culture of Puerto Rico is the result of a number of internal and indigenous influences, both past and present. Modern cultural manifestations showcase the island's rich history and help create an identity that is uniquely Puerto Rican - Taíno (Native American), Spanish, African, and North American. [1] [2]
Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. It is 80% of the size of Jamaica,[68]just over 18% of the size of Hispaniolaand 8% of the size of Cuba, the largest of the Greater Antilles. [69] The topography of the island is mostly mountainous with large flat areas in the northern and southern coasts.
Non-Hispanic cultural diversity in Puerto Rico and the basic foundation of Puerto Rican culture began with the mixture of the Spanish, Taíno and African cultures in the beginning of the 16th century. In the early 19th century, Puerto Rican culture became more diversified with the arrival of hundreds of families from non-Hispanic countries such ...
Puerto Rican jíbaro in a sugar-cane field during harvest, ca. 1941. Jíbaro ( Spanish: [ ˈ x i β a ɾ o]) is a word used in Puerto Rico to refer to the countryside people who farm the land in a traditional way. The jíbaro is a self-subsistence farmer, and an iconic reflection of the Puerto Rican people.
The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called Boriken before the arrival of Spaniards. During the Spanish colonization the cultures and customs of the Taíno, Spanish, African and women from non-Hispanic European ...
Landing and first settlement. On 25 September 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and 1,200–1,500 men from Cádiz, Spain. [4] On 19 November 1493 he landed on the island, naming it San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist . The first Spanish settlement, Caparra, was founded on 8 August 1508 by ...
The Puerto Rico Portal. Puerto Rico ( Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR ), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Caribbean island, Commonwealth, and unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican ...