Puerto Rico is an archipelago among the Greater Antilles located between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Originally populated by the indigenous Taíno people, Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493. In 1898, following the Spanish–American War, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, which remains an unincorporated territorial possession, making it the world’s oldest colony.
About Puerto Rico in brief
Puerto Rico is an archipelago among the Greater Antilles located between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Originally populated by the indigenous Taíno people, Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493. In 1898, following the Spanish–American War, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, which remains an unincorporated territorial possession, making it the world’s oldest colony. As it is not a state, Puerto Rican citizens in Puerto Rico are disenfranchised at the national level, do not vote for the president or vice president, and in most cases do not pay federal income tax. It is classified by the International Monetary Fund as a developed jurisdiction with an advanced, high-income economy; it ranks highly on the Human Development Index. The main drivers of Puerto Rico’s economy are manufacturing followed by the service industry. Puerto Rico is Spanish phrase for \”rich port\”. Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquén – a derivation of Borikén, its indigenousTaíno name, which means \”Land of the Valiant Lord\”. The terms boricua and borincano derive from Boriken and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The official name of the entity is Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, while its official English name is Commonwealth. The first comprehensive book on the history of the island was written by Íñigo Abbad y Lasierra in 1786.
Unlike other indigenous cultures in the New World, which left behind abundant archeological and physical evidence of their indigenous populations, there is scant evidence of the Puerto Rican’s indigenous population. The ancient history of Puerto Puerto is not well known, but it is believed to date back nearly three centuries after the first Spanish arrival in the island. The island is also popularly known in Spanish as la isla del encanto, meaning \”the island of enchantment\”. Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist, while the capital city was named Ciudad de Puerto Puerto Rico. Eventually traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico and San Juan became the name used for the main tradingshipping port and the capitalCity of San Juan. The name was changed to Porto Rico by theUnited States after the Treaty of Paris of 1898. The anglicized name was used by theU. S. government and private enterprises. It was changed back to Puerto Rico by a joint resolution in Congress introduced by Félixólix Dárdova in 1931. As a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the name was adopted by the United Nations as Porto Puerto Rico in 1932. The capital and most populous city is San Juan, and the island’s total population is approximately 3. 2 million, which is more than 20 U. s. states.
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