The island of Puerto Rico was occupied by indigenous people prior to any European ever reaching the Island. On November 19‚ 1493 he landed on the island‚ naming it San Juan. On August 12‚ 1508 Juan Ponce de Leon‚ a soldier who had traveled with Columbus in 1493‚ invaded Puerto Rico with a small army of soldiers and became Puerto Rico’s first governor. The first town established was Caparra‚ located near the south shore of what is today the San Juan Bay. The Tainos who lived on the island‚ lived
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Fact Page: Puerto Rico Official Country Name: Puerto Rico Location: North America- Puerto Rico is an island meaning no countries border it. Countries close would be the Dominican Republic to the west‚ US Virgin Islands to the east‚ Venezuela to the south(across the Caribbean Sea)‚ and the US to the north. Capital: San Juan Size of Puerto Rico Compared To A State: Roughly 3 times bigger than Rhode Island President (Puerto Rico is territory of USA. There is no president just for Puerto Rico):
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naval quality that encompasses the island. During the Ten Years War‚ between 1868-1878‚ the Cubans fought against Spanish rule in their country. Rebellion broke out around the island‚ and the rebels joined under a united leader‚ Carlos de Cespedes‚ a wealthy planter‚ who proclaimed independence from Spain. Nearly 200‚000 lives were lost‚ until the Treaty of El Zanjun was signed. This
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Puerto Rico Statehood Composition 2 (11 am) Decmeber-02-2010 Formal Outline Topic: Puerto Rico Statehood Purpose: To encourage the US and Puerto Rican government to for more interest for Puerto Rico statehood. Thesis: As an American I feel our government needs to make more progress‚ and give more encouragement to Puerto Rico to become a state though education‚ and social learning. Introduction: Body: I Economics: A: Underemployment B: Taxes Incentives C: Effects on the economy II Political:
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The Harvest Celebration The first thanksgiving was a lot different than what we believe today for several reasons.The harvest celebration was a celebration of thanking god for the crops they received. The celebration took place in 1621 in about October and during this time it was not annual either. Historians believe it happened in Plymouth itself. Along with the 52 colonists there were also 90 natives including Massasoit who were worried about the sound of muskets being fired. For the harvest celebration
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On September 16‚ 2017‚ Puerto Rican meteorologist Ada Monzón announced via Facebook live that a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds is coming to the Caribbean Island‚ Puerto Rico. Did you know it’s the strongest Hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over more than 80 years? It destroyed thousands of homes‚ flooded roads‚ fallen trees that blocked many highways and streets‚ 100% of the island with no power‚ electricity and no cell service communication. It has caused at least 13 deaths‚ hospitals are
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Municipality: Puerto galera Profile: The town of Puerto Galera in the province of Oriental Mindoro is located in the northeast portion of the island Mindoro‚ about 130 kilometers south of Manila. Mindoro is separated from Luzon‚ the Philippine’s biggest island by the Verde Passage. Puerto Galera‚ which was elevated to the first-class municipality from being the third-class 2009‚ is composed of 13 barangays‚ 11 of which are coastal. The coastal barangays are Poblacion‚ Tabinay‚ Dulangan‚ Villaflor
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American country that had racial profiles was Cuba. The Cuban Revolution (1953-59‚) resulted in the overthrow of the Cuban dictator‚ Fulgencio Batista‚ and created a new communist government under Fidel Castro. The revolution replaced Batista’s regime which favored the capitalist interest‚ with Castro’s revolutionary government that focused on nationalizing industry and developing basic services (education‚ health). However‚ after the victory of the Cuban Revolution‚ Fidel Castro noticed the racism in Cuba
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a.) Culture/pg. 34: The language‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms‚ behaviors‚ and even material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation to the next. In the documentary “The Harvest” all the people on there were Mexican and all stuck together as a family. They had their own culture as working together in the crop fields and even living together in the same roof. Since they’re financially unstable they struggled and barely fit in the same house which was usually a little shack.
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Name Tutor’s Name Course 12 april 2016 What is the history of Puerto Rico’s relationship to the United States post-1898? How has the legal-sovereignty status of Puerto Rico evolved since then and what is the current legal-sovereignty status? Since America took control of the island of Puerto Rico from the Spanish in 1898‚ it has been referred as a commonwealth‚ a territory‚ a republic‚ and even a sovereign. Puerto Rico refers itself as a commonwealth in English‚ or a ‘free associated state’ in Spanish
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