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1508-08-08 Spaniard Juan Ponce de León founds Caparra the first European settlement in Puerto Rico. Explorer and Conquistador Juan Ponce de León. 1607-04-10 The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland. 1625-09-24 Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1508, Juan Ponce de León founded the first European settlement, Caparra, near a bay on the island’s northern coast; Caparra was renamed Puerto Rico (or “rich port”) in 1521. Over time,...
1898 - Under the Treaty of Paris, Puerto Rico is ceded by the Spanish to the US at the end of the Spanish-American War. 1917 - Jones Act grants US citizenship to Puerto Ricans. 1947 - Partial...
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 Taíno.
1899: August 8—San Ciriaco hurricane. 1900: U.S. Congress passes Foraker Act, establishing a U.S.-controlled civilian government. 1917: Puerto Ricans made U.S. citizens under the Jones Act. 1922: Nationalist Party founded, demanding Puerto Rico’s independence from the U.S.
Today, the archipelago continues to grapple with colonial processes that shape its political status and contribute to economic crisis. This timeline highlights some of the important events in Puerto Rico political history as well as some of the recent disasters experienced in the island.
Timeline. November 19, 1493 – Puerto Rico is discovered by Europeans, by Italian explorer and colonizer Christopher Columbus on his second voyage westwards. August 1508 – Juan Ponce de León discovered the San Juan Bay. 1537 – La Fortaleza is constructed.
On November 19, 1493, Columbus anchored in a bay on the west coast of Boriquén, which he promptly renamed San Juan Bautista (“Saint John the Baptist”) and claimed for the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I.
The main city was called Puerto Rico, for its spacious bay and natural port. In 1522, San Juan de Puerto Rico was founded as its capital, after moving from Caparra, the initial enclave of the management of the conquest and colonization. By 1582, the total Island was identified as Puerto Rico.
Timeline: Puerto Rico. A chronology of key events. 1493 - Voyager Christopher Columbus claims Puerto Rico for Spain. 1508 - Spanish settlement begins; Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon...