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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.
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 Taíno people's numbers went dangerously low during the later half of the 16th century because of new infectious diseases ...
Latin American and Caribbean Congress in Solidarity with Puerto Rico's Independence; Liberal Party of Puerto Rico; List of governors of Puerto Rico; List of highways in Ponce, Puerto Rico; List of islands of Ponce, Puerto Rico; List of mountains in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated U.S. territory with a population of about 3.2 million people. It is officially known both as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and as the Estado Libre Asociado de ...
The Insular Government of Porto Rico [1] (Spanish: Gobierno Insular de Puerto Rico), known as the Insular Government of Puerto Rico [2] [3] [4] after May 17, 1932, [5] was an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States that was established when the Foraker Act became effective on April 12, 1900.
Spanish settlement of Puerto Rico began in the early 1500s shortly after the formation of the Spanish state in 1493 (continuing until 1898 as a colony of Spain) and continues to the present day. The most significant Spanish immigration wave occurred during the colonial period, continuing with smaller numbers arriving during the 20th century to ...
Fernando Picó Bauermeister, S.J. (August 15, 1941 – June 27, 2017) was a Puerto Rican Jesuit, historian and academic.Picó was a leading expert on the history of Puerto Rico and was considered an authority on the island's 20th century history.