How To Write An Essay On Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Background-
Puerto Rico is located in North America in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of The United States of America. Puerto Rico does not share borders with any other countries. Puerto Rico covers 8,870 square kilometers of land and 4,921 square kilometers of water, making it the 164th largest nation in the world. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. The national anthem for Puerto Rico is called "La Borinqueña".Puerto Rico has many amazing sides to it and is popular for many reasons.
Population-
Puerto Rico’s population is very large compared to many other cities and states in the U.S. According to the 2016 population for Puerto Rico so far it's 3,705,011. With a calculation of 115 live births average …show more content…
per day. Also with a total of 1,782,238 of male population and 1,922,773 female population. One of the main religions that Puerto Ricans follow is Catholic (85%). Puerto Rico’s population increases every day and the nation itself takes up more land every time. There the main languages that is spoken Spanish and English.
Flag-
The flag of Puerto is a blue triangle with a white star in the middle with red stripes on the side similar to the U.S.
flag. The flag was celebrated because it was used an independence from Spain. In 1898, the flag became the mark of resistance to the US invasion and in the 1930s it was adopted by the Nationalist Party. When Puerto Rico became a Commonwealth in July 25, 1952 it was officially adopted as the national flag. There are a total of five red and white stripes combined. The white start stands for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the three sides of the equilateral triangle together represent the three branches of the Republican government. The three stripes symbolize the blood that feeds those that are part of the government, meaning those who commit to the government and their position with their heart. Last but not least the two white stripes symbolize the rights of man and the freedom of an individual, victory.
History-
Long before any one of us were alive and before any one of us discovered this precious land of Puerto Rico there was one group that was ahead of us and they were known as the Taino Indians. The Taino Indians inhabited the territory and called it the island Borinquen, meaning,” the great land of the valiant and noble Lord” or “land of the great Lords”. On November 19, 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered the island in his second voyage to the New
World.
Puerto Rico is located in North America in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of The United States of America. Puerto Rico does not share borders with any other countries. Puerto Rico covers 8,870 square kilometers of land and 4,921 square kilometers of water, making it the 164th largest nation in the world. The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. The national anthem for Puerto Rico is called "La Borinqueña".Puerto Rico has many amazing sides to it and is popular for many reasons.
Population-
Puerto Rico’s population is very large compared to many other cities and states in the U.S. According to the 2016 population for Puerto Rico so far it's 3,705,011. With a calculation of 115 live births average …show more content…
per day. Also with a total of 1,782,238 of male population and 1,922,773 female population. One of the main religions that Puerto Ricans follow is Catholic (85%). Puerto Rico’s population increases every day and the nation itself takes up more land every time. There the main languages that is spoken Spanish and English.
Flag-
The flag of Puerto is a blue triangle with a white star in the middle with red stripes on the side similar to the U.S.
flag. The flag was celebrated because it was used an independence from Spain. In 1898, the flag became the mark of resistance to the US invasion and in the 1930s it was adopted by the Nationalist Party. When Puerto Rico became a Commonwealth in July 25, 1952 it was officially adopted as the national flag. There are a total of five red and white stripes combined. The white start stands for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the three sides of the equilateral triangle together represent the three branches of the Republican government. The three stripes symbolize the blood that feeds those that are part of the government, meaning those who commit to the government and their position with their heart. Last but not least the two white stripes symbolize the rights of man and the freedom of an individual, victory.
History-
Long before any one of us were alive and before any one of us discovered this precious land of Puerto Rico there was one group that was ahead of us and they were known as the Taino Indians. The Taino Indians inhabited the territory and called it the island Borinquen, meaning,” the great land of the valiant and noble Lord” or “land of the great Lords”. On November 19, 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered the island in his second voyage to the New
World.