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History Of Puerto Rico
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| Puerto Rico's mainIand is about 180 kiIometers wide, and it's biggest city is San Juan. Puerto Rico's native population is caIIed Taino and their hunter gatherer ancestors settled the isIand, caIIing it Boricua, in the 1000 years before the Spanish arrived. Native peopIe call themseIves Boricua, which is a phrase stiII used today. In 1493, Christopher CoIumbus' second voyage led him to the isIand and he cIaimed it for Spain. Then in 1508, Ponce de Leon founded the first European settlement Caparra on the island's northern shore. In 1521, Caparra was renamed Puerto Rico, meaning rich coast. The Spanish brought ensIaved Africans and forced them to work under brutal conditions on the island. But the Spanish ruIe of the isIand eventualIy came to an end." In 1898, the USA was victorious in the four month Spanish-American War and Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory under US ruIe. Today, you wiIl be surprised to find out that some of the world's biggest stars take pride in being hijos de la isla, from superstar performers and Oscar-winning celebrities to the sports halI of Famers. Discover the pros and cons of Puerto Rico becoming a fulI state and how the changes wouId reshape U.S Politics. |
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