Portal:Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rico Portal The flag of Puerto Rico Location of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. With approximately 3.2 million residents, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan metropolitan area. Spanish and English are the official languages of the government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico was settled by a succession of Amerindian peoples beginning 2,000 to 4,000 years ago; these included the Ortoiroid, Saladoid, and Taíno. It was claimed by Spain following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493 and subsequently colonized by Juan Ponce de León in 1508. Puerto Rico was contested by other European powers into the 18th century but remained a Spanish possession for the next 400 years. The decline of the indigenous population, followed by an influx of Spanish settlers, primarily from the Canary Islands and Andalusia, and African slaves vastly changed the cultural and demographic landscape of the archipelago. Within the Spanish Empire, Puerto Rico played a secondary but strategically significant role compared to larger and wealthier colonies like Peru and New Spain. By the late 19th century, a distinct Puerto Rican identity began to emerge, centered on a fusion of European, African, and indigenous elements. In 1898, following the Spanish–American War, Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States. Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 and can move freely between the archipelago and the mainland. However, residents of Puerto Rico are disenfranchised from federal elections and generally do not pay federal income tax. In common with four other territories, Puerto Rico sends a nonvoting representative to the U.S. Congress, called a Resident Commissioner, and participates in presidential primaries; as it is not a state, Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the U.S. Congress, which oversees it under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950. Congress approved a territorial constitution in 1952, allowing residents of the archipelago to elect a governor in addition to a senate and house of representatives. The political status of Puerto Rico is an ongoing debate. Beginning in the mid-20th century, the U.S. government, together with the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, launched a series of economic projects to develop Puerto Rico into an industrial high-income economy. It is classified by the International Monetary Fund as a developed jurisdiction with an advanced, high-income economy; it ranks 40th on the Human Development Index. The major sectors of Puerto Rico's economy are manufacturing, primarily pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and electronics, followed by services, namely tourism and hospitality. (Full article...) Recognized content – Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Puerto Rico competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The American territory with a population of four million people qualified 22 athletes in eight different sports. The appearance of the Puerto Rican delegation at the Beijing Olympics marked the commonwealth's sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its twenty-second appearance at any Olympic Games, since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Of its competitors participating in events that involve progression by heats, six athletes advanced at least one round in their events, and two advanced at least two rounds, with Asunción Ocasio almost medaling bronze in taekwondo. However, there were no Puerto Rican medalists at the Beijing Olympics. McWilliams Arroyo, a boxer, bore Puerto Rico's flag at the ceremonies. (Full article...) "Mi Mayor Venganza" (transl. "My Greatest Revenge") is a song by Puerto Rican singer La India from her fifth studio album, Sobre el Fuego (1997). The song was written by Rodolfo Barreras and produced by Isidro Infante, and released as the album's second single in 1997 by RMM Records. It is a salsa song, in which La India tells the woman to keep the man who cheated on the artist out of revenge. La India's vocals on "Mi Mayor Venganza" were praised by two music critics while another reviewer noted it has become an anthem with the salsa audience. It was a recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in 2000 in the salsa category. Commercially, the song peaked at numbers four and one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States, respectively. An accompanying music video features La India performing at an empty theater. (Full article...) Tropical Storm Dean south of Nova Scotia on August 27 Tropical Storm Dean was a strong tropical storm that affected at least twelve islands along its path from the tropical Atlantic Ocean to east of Atlantic Canada in August 2001. Dean developed from a tropical wave on August 22 over the Lesser Antilles, and was initially predicted to intensify further to reach hurricane status. However, strong wind shear quickly weakened Dean to cause it to dissipate on August 23. The remnants turned northward, and redeveloped on August 26 to the north of Bermuda. Located over warm waters and in an area of favorable conditions, Dean steadily strengthened while moving to the northeast, and peaked just below hurricane status on August 27 about 465 miles (748 km) southwest of Newfoundland. The storm subsequently weakened over cooler waters, and became extratropical on August 28. The precursor tropical wave dropped heavy rainfall and produced moderate winds throughout the Lesser Antilles, though no serious damage was reported. In Puerto Rico, rainfall of up to 12.7 inches (320 mm) produced widespread flooding across the island. Thousands were left without power or water, and two houses lost their roofs from the storm. The passage of Dean resulted in $7.7 million (2001 USD, $9.4 million 2008  USD) in damage in Puerto Rico. The storm produced light to moderate rainfall in Bermuda and later in Newfoundland, though no damage was reported. (Full article...) "Contra la Corriente" (transl. "Against the Current") is a song by American singer Marc Anthony from his third studio album of the same name (1997). It was released in 1998 by RMM and served as the album's fifth single. The song was written by Omar Alfanno, with co-production handled by Ángel "Cucco" Peña and Anthony. "Contra la Corriente" is a salsa song, that lyrically recalls a "good love from the past." "Contra la Corriente" was praised by music critics and was nominated in the category of Tropical Song of the Year at the 11th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards and the 6th Annual Latin Billboard Music Awards in 1999. Commercially, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the United States and topped the Tropical Airplay chart where it spent four weeks at this position. Puerto Rican singer Ángel López covered this song as a ballad on his studio album Historias de Amor (2010). (Full article...) Barrio Fino (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbarjo ˈfino]; English: "Fine 'Hood") is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on July 13, 2004, in the United States by VI Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. Released two years after his previous studio album, El Cangri.com (2002), the album was recorded in Puerto Rico between 2003 and 2004. It explores themes ranging from dance, sex, romance, introspection, and protest against political corruption and violence against women. Barrio Fino was instrumental in popularizing reggaeton in the mainstream market, enhancing Daddy Yankee's career, as well as cementing his status as one of the most successful Latin artists of the 2000s. The album is reported to have sold over 8 million copies in the world. Daddy Yankee wrote all the tracks, with co-writing credits on seven, and is credited as executive producer. Four of the 21 songs were released as singles. The first single, "Gasolina", charted within the top 10 in Denmark, Italy, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria, while "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó" peaked at number two on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. Barrio Fino reached number one on the US Tropical Albums and the Top Latin Albums charts. It became the first reggaeton recording to debut and peak atop the latter chart. It ranked within the top 30 in the United States, Portugal, Switzerland and Spain. (Full article...) William Daniel Leahy (/ˈleɪhiˌ ˈleɪ.i/) (6 May 1875 – 20 July 1959) was an American naval officer. The most senior United States military officer on active duty during World War II, he held several titles and exercised considerable influence over foreign and military policy. As a fleet admiral, he was the first flag officer ever to hold a five-star rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. An 1897 graduate of Annapolis, Leahy saw active service in the Spanish–American War, the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Banana Wars in Central America, and World War I. He was the first member of his cadet class to reach flag rank, as the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance from 1927 to 1931. He subsequently served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation from 1933 to 1936, and commanded the Battle Fleet from 1936 to 1937. As Chief of Naval Operations from 1937 to 1939, he was the senior officer in the United States Navy, overseeing the expansion of the fleet and preparations for war. (Full article...) "Imagíname Sin Ti" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi from his second studio album, Eterno (2000). The song was written by Rudy Pérez and Mark Portmann, with the former handling its production. It is an R&B-tinged ballad about the singer moving away from his lover and realizing he cannot live without her. Fonsi also recorded an English-language version of the song titled "Imagine Me Without You", which was produced by Veit Renn. The accompanying music video for the Spanish version was filmed by Marlene Salomé and filmed in Venezuela. Commercially, "Imagíname Sin Ti" topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. It was recognized as one of the best-performing Latin songs of the year at the 2001 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Awards. The song has been covered by Jaci Velasquez, Martin Nievera Abraham Mateo, and CNCO. Velasquez's version received airplay on Christian radio stations and was nominated Song of the Year at the 2001 GMA Dove Awards. (Full article...) Trinidad during a visit to a military facility, 2007 Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes and is considered to be one of the greatest Puerto Rican boxers of all time. After winning five national amateur championships in Puerto Rico, Trinidad debuted as a professional when he was seventeen, and won his first world championship by defeating Maurice Blocker to win the IBF welterweight title in 1993, a title he would hold for almost seven years with fifteen defenses. As his career continued, he defeated Oscar De La Hoya to win the WBC and lineal welterweight titles in 1999; Fernando Vargas to win the unified WBA and IBF light middleweight titles in 2000; and William Joppy for the WBA middleweight title in 2001. (Full article...) Contra la Corriente (Against the Current) is the third studio album released by American singer Marc Anthony on October 21, 1997, by RMM Records. The album was produced by Puerto Rican musician Angel "Cucco" Peña, with most of the songs written by Panamanian composer Omar Alfanno. The album was well received by critics who praised the vocals of Anthony as well as the songs. The album produced six singles, four of which peaked on the top ten on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. Promoted by a sold-out concert in Madison Square Garden, Contra la Corriente became the first salsa album to reach number one on the Top Latin Albums chart and to chart on the Billboard 200. Contra la Corriente received a Grammy Award and a Latin Billboard Award, and was named the eighth best album of 1997 by Time magazine. It has sold over 400,000 copies as of 2000. The album received a gold certification for shipping of 500,000 copies in the United States. This was the last album that Marc Anthony recorded under RMM Records before switching over to Columbia Records to record his first self-titled English album. (Full article...) "Pero Dile" (transl. "But Tell Them") is a song written and performed by American singer Víctor Manuelle on his sixth studio album, Inconfundible (1999). The song's production was handled by Sergio George, while the arrangement was done by Ramón Sanchez. It was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos. One of the album's salsa songs, it narrate the singer telling his ex to tell other people that he was a bad lover and admits to being at fault. The song received with positive reactions by music critics for its catchy lyrics. "Pero Dile" was nominated in the category of Tropical/Salsa Hot Latin Track of the Year at the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards and was a recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in 2000. In the United States, the song reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. It also topped the US Tropical Airplay chart, spending 11 weeks at number one. (Full article...) Martínez with the Seattle Mariners in 1997 Edgar Martínez (born January 2, 1963), nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player who is currently the senior director of hitting strategy coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB as a designated hitter and third baseman for Seattle from 1987 to 2004. He served as the Mariners' hitting coach from 2015 to 2018, and currently in 2024. He has also been a hitting advisor with the Mariners from 2019 through 2024. Martínez grew up in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Not highly regarded as a prospect, he signed with the Mariners as a free agent in 1982, and was given a small signing bonus. He made his major league debut in 1987, but did not establish himself as a full-time player until 1990, at age 27. In the 1995 American League Division Series, he hit "The Double", which won the series and increased public support for Mariners baseball as they attempted to fund a new stadium. He continued to play until 2004, when injuries forced him to retire. (Full article...) "Qué Rico Fuera" (transl. "How Sweet It Would Be") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and American singer Paloma Mami. The song was written by Martin, Mami, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Juan Camilo Vargas, and Wissem Larfaoui, while the production was handled by Vargas, Cruz, and Larfaoui. It was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin on June 10, 2021. A primarily Spanish language urban pop, Afro-Latin, and Latin pop song, its lyrics are sensual and flirty. "Qué Rico Fuera" received widely positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its fusion of sounds. It was nominated for International Collaboration of the Year at the 2021 Premios MUSA. The song was commercially successful in Latin America, reaching number one in Chile, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay, as well as the top 10 in Argentina and El Salvador, and Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay in the United States. It also became Mami's first entry on the Billboard Latin Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, Latin Digital Song Sales, Argentina Hot 100, and Mexico Airplay charts. (Full article...) "Chika Ideal" (English: "Ideal Girl") is a song by Puerto Rican recording artist Ivy Queen from her fourth studio album Real (2004). It was written by Martha Ivelisse Pesante, produced by Rafi Mercenario and released as the lead single from the album in May 2004 on Universal Music Latino and Perfect Image. Lyrically, the song follows the protagonist talking to her lover, assuring him that she is going to be with him. Queen performed the song for the first time on Don Francisco Presenta. Furthermore, the video for the song reached the top of the music video countdown hosted by Terra Networks. (Full article...) Surface weather map of Hazel near landfall in North Carolina on October 15 Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest, second-costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed at least 469 people in Haiti before it struck the United States near the border between North and South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane. After causing 95 fatalities in the US, Hazel struck Canada as an extratropical storm, which raised the death toll by 81 people, mostly in Toronto. As a result of the high death toll and the damage caused by Hazel, its name was retired from use for North Atlantic hurricanes. In Haiti, Hazel destroyed 40 percent of the coffee trees and 50 percent of the cacao crop, which affected the economy for several years. The hurricane made landfall near Calabash, North Carolina, and destroyed most waterfront dwellings. It then traveled north along the Atlantic coast. Hazel affected Virginia; Washington, D.C.; West Virginia; Maryland; Delaware; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; and New York. It brought gusts near 160 km/h (100 mph) and caused $281 million (1954 USD) in damage. When it was over Pennsylvania, Hazel consolidated with a cold front and turned northwest towards Canada. When it hit Ontario as an extratropical storm, rivers and streams in and around Toronto overflowed their banks, which caused severe flooding. As a result, many residential areas in the local floodplains, such as the Raymore Drive area, were subsequently converted to parkland. In Canada alone, over C$135 million (2023: C$1.5 billion) of damage was incurred. (Full article...) Hernandez in Phoenix, Arizona, in July 2017 Lauren Zoe Hernandez (born June 9, 2000) is an American retired artistic gymnast. During her debut year as a senior gymnast, she competed as a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team dubbed the "Final Five" that won the team gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Individually, Hernandez earned the silver medal on the balance beam. She took a break from gymnastics and returned to training in late 2018 to earn a spot on the 2020 Summer Olympics team, but she did not qualify for the Olympic Trials. Hernandez was first added to the U.S. gymnastics national team in 2013 and began competing in international competitions that same year. After missing the 2014 season due to injury, she won the junior all-around title at the 2015 U.S. Championships. In addition to winning Olympic gold, Hernandez also won team gold medals at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy and 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. (Full article...) Selected picture – Photo credit: José Oquendo Many landmarks in Puerto Rico, such as the Ponce Cathedral, were influenced by European neoclassical architecture. Selected anniversaries for March March 1, 1954 - Four Puerto Rican nationalists attack the U.S. Capitol in protest of Puerto Rico's new Commonwealth status. 5 U.S. Representatives are injured. March 1, 1958 - Westernbank was founded. March 2, 1917 - The Jones Act is signed into law, granting U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans and revised the system of government. March 2, 1940 - Birth of Tony Croatto, Italian-Puerto Rican singer and composer (d. 2005) March 3, 1908 - Birth of Juan Antonio Corretjer, poet, [journalist and independence political activist (d. 1985) March 7, 1894 - Birth of Ana María O'Neill, women's rights activist (d. 1981) March 9, 1940 - Birth of Raúl Juliá, Golden Globe Award-winning screen and stage actor (d. 1994) March 10, 1898 - Puerto Rican leaders of the Cuban Revolutionary Party corresponded with the United States hoping they would include Puerto Rico in the intervention planned for Cuba. March 12, 1903 - The University of Puerto Rico is established. March 12, 1958 - Death of Luis R. Esteves, the first Puerto Rican to graduate from West Point (b. 1893) March 13, 1824 - The Municipality of Aibonito is founded. March 14, 1901 - Federico Degetau takes office in Washington, D.C. as the first Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. March 17, 1995 - Death of Rick Aviles, comedian and actor (b. 1952) March 19, 1962 - Birth of Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player (d. 2003) March 21, 1937 - The Ponce massacre occurred. March 22, 1873 - The Spanish National Assembly officially abolished, with a few special clauses, slavery in Puerto Rico. March 22, 1979 - Death of René Marqués, renowned short story writer and playwright (b. 1919) March 26, 1965 - Birth of Raymond Arrieta, comedian March 28, 1969 - Birth of Gisselle (Giselle Ortíz Cáceres), merengue singer March 29, 1977 - Birth of Kristina Brandi, professional tennis player March 30, 1933 - Birth of Braulio Castillo, telenovela actor More anniversaries... WikiProjects WikiProject Puerto Rico Parent Projects: Sister Projects: Geography     Caribbean Cuba • Dominican Republic     Latin America Mexico • Mesoamerica     United States Puerto Rican Highways Ethnic groups     Latinos Selected article – Letras de P-O-N-C-E in Barrio Sabanetas, Ponce, Puerto Rico The Letras de Ponce (English: Ponce letters) is a famous landmark in Barrio Sabanetas in Ponce, Puerto Rico, located southbound on PR-52 at the intersection with PR-10. The iconic monument consists of five letters that spell the name of the city P-O-N-C-E in 20-foot high (6.1 m) by 18-foot wide (5.5 m) by 12-foot deep (3.7 m) red and black letters. The letters, and its resulting sign, were designed by Carlos Rivera Villafañe, a sculptor from Ponce. The landmark is said to be "known to every Puerto Rican." (Full article...) List of selected articles Rail transport in Puerto Rico Flag of Puerto Rico Taíno Puerto Ricans in World War II Reggaeton History of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce Creole Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén Arecibo Observatory Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico Music of Puerto Rico History of women in Puerto Rico Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas Plaza Las Delicias Guayama, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican spindalis School of Tropical Medicine (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico National Guard Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War Residencia Armstrong-Poventud Puerto Rico Soccer League Cultural diversity in Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans in New York City Piragua (food) San Juan Nationalist revolt Puerto Ricans in World War I Puerto Rico Nationalist Party Spanish settlement of Puerto Rico Sovereigntism (Puerto Rico) Chupacabra Parque de Bombas Casa Salazar-Candal Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center Hacienda Mercedita IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Puerto Rico) United States Customs House (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Sovereignty of Puerto Rico during the Cold War Hacienda Buena Vista Puerto Rico Highway 10 Puerto Rican rock frog Caja de Muertos Light Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro Cañas River (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Selected biography – Felicitas Gómez Martínez de Méndez (February 5, 1916 – April 12, 1998) was a Puerto Rican activist in the American civil rights movement. In 1946, Méndez and her husband, Gonzalo, led an educational civil rights battle that changed California and set an important legal precedent for ending de jure segregation in the United States. Their landmark desegregation case, known as Mendez v. Westminster, paved the way for meaningful integration and public-school reform. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Héctor Lavoe Pedro Albizu Campos Roberto Clemente Daddy Yankee Ivy Queen Sylvia Mendez Ángel Rivero Méndez Victor Pellot Eugenio María de Hostos Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Ángel Daniel Vassallo Joxel García Emmanuel Rodríguez Marcos Xiorro María Luisa Arcelay Kenny Galarza José M. Portela Jorge Posada María Teresa Babín Cortés Jaime Navarro Rafael Carrión Sr. Orlando Cepeda José Ramon Fernández Kenneth McClintock José Maldonado Román Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón Bad Bunny Isabel González Did you know – Sports topics Juan Evangelista Venegas ... that Carlos Beltrán has the smallest ratio of at-bats between homeruns in playoff contention in Mayor League Baseball's history with a total of eleven homeruns in twenty two games and that he holds the record of consecutive playoff games with a homerun with five consecutive games? ... that Wilfredo Gómez won thirty two straight fights by knockout thus making him the World Champion with the longest knockout streak in boxing history? ... that Jesse Vassallo lost the opportunity to defend his world records (200 and 200 meters individual medley) when the United States boycotted the Olympics in Moscow? ... that Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal? ... that Ernesto Pastor Lavergne was the first, and so far only, Puerto Rican bullfighter (torero) to gain international fame? ... that Juan "Chi Chi" Rodríguez is a professional golfer and the only Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame? ... that Ángel Cordero, Jr. is one of the leading thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of all time and the only Puerto Rican to be inducted into the United States' Racing Hall of Fame? General images The following are images from various Puerto Rico-related articles on Wikipedia. El Imparcial headline: "Aviation (US) bombs Utuado" during Nationalist revolts. (from History of Puerto Rico) Raising the US Flag over San Juan, October 18, 1898. (from History of Puerto Rico) An 1899, caricature by Louis Dalrymple (1866–1905), showing Uncle Sam harshly lecturing four black children labelled Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Cuba (from History of Puerto Rico) 'La escuelo del Maestro Cordero' by Puerto Rican artist Francisco Oller. (from Culture of Puerto Rico) States proposed in the Spanish Draft Federal Constitution of 1873, among which Puerto Rico was included. (from History of Puerto Rico) Flag flown by Fidel Vélez and his men during the "Intentona de Yauco" revolt. (from History of Puerto Rico) US and Puerto Rico flags on a building in Puerto Rico (from Culture of Puerto Rico) The 45-star flag, used by the United States during the invasion of Puerto Rico, was also the official flag of Puerto Rico from 1899 to 1908. (from History of Puerto Rico) The first Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, established in 1900. (from History of Puerto Rico) "El desastre es la colonia" (the disaster is the colony), words seen on light meter six months after Hurricane Maria (from Culture of Puerto Rico) Juan Ponce de León (Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain), was the first governor of Puerto Rico. His grandson Juan Ponce de Leon II was the first indigenous governor of Puerto Rico. (from History of Puerto Rico) Taíno village at Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Ponce, Puerto Rico. (from History of Puerto Rico) Hacienda La Fortuna, sugar mill complex in Puerto Rico painted by Francisco Oller in 1885. (from Culture of Puerto Rico) Aftermath in Mayaguez, of the 1918 earthquake. (from History of Puerto Rico) Picture by journalist Carlos Torres Morales of the Ponce massacre, March 21, 1937. (from History of Puerto Rico) Hurricanes Irma and Maria sharply reduced the availability of electricity throughout the island (from History of Puerto Rico) Royal Cédula of Graces, 1815, which granted legal entry of some foreigners to Puerto Rico. (from History of Puerto Rico) Four men playing dominoes in San Juan, Puerto Rico (from Culture of Puerto Rico) From 1948 to 1952 it was a felony to display the Puerto Rican flag in public; the only flag permitted to be flown on the island was the flag of the United States. (from History of Puerto Rico) The original Lares revolutionary flag. The first "Puerto Rican Flag" used in the unsuccessful Grito de Lares (Lares Uprising). (from History of Puerto Rico) Map of the departments of Puerto Rico during Spanish provincial times (1886). (from History of Puerto Rico) Los Reyes Magos painted by Hipolito Marte Martinez, "In Puerto Rico, Melchior is always represented with dark skin" (from Culture of Puerto Rico) Sugar cane workers resting at the noon hour, Rio Piedras. Photograph by Jack Delano, a photographer for the Farm Security Administration. Ca. 1941. (from History of Puerto Rico) View across the Bay of San Juan of Fort San Felipe del Morro. (from History of Puerto Rico) Christopher Columbus, the explorer credited with the European discovery of Puerto Rico. (from History of Puerto Rico) Selected quote – “ Slow justice is not justice. ” — Federico Hernández Denton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, in an interview with Caribbean Business (May 17, 2007) Puerto Rico-related topics Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Puerto Rico Puerto Rico-related lists Buildings and structures in Puerto Rico Culture of Puerto Rico Economy of Puerto Rico Education in Puerto Rico Environment of Puerto Rico Flags of municipalities of Puerto Rico Geography of Puerto Rico Health in Puerto Rico History of Puerto Rico Military in Puerto Rico Organizations based in Puerto Rico Politics of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people Society of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico stubs Related Portals Geography North America Latin America Caribbean Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Mexico United States How you can help On Wikipedia, anyone can edit. 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