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Puerto Rico Facts: Interesting Facts about Puerto Rico

August 9, 2010August 28, 2021 boricua01

Puerto Rico is a popularly loved tourist destination, and is well known for its vast, majestic beaches. The island is embedded with various interesting features… Puerto Rico, also known as the ‘Island of Enchantment’ comprises an archipelago that includes the main Puerto Rico island and other small islands. The Puerto Rico archipelago is 100 miles long by 35 miles wide and is situated to the east of the Dominican Republic and west of the British Virgin Islands. Over 3.9 million people inhabit the island of Puerto Rico, making it one…

Puerto Rico Facts and Information about the Island of Puerto Rico Isla del Encanto

August 9, 2010September 24, 2021 boricua01

Puerto Rico Basic Facts Courtesy of History In 1993, Puerto Rico celebrated the 500th anniversary of its discovery by Colombus. Settled by explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the Island was a Spanish possession for over four centuries. Puerto Rico came under United States sovereignty by the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10, 1898, terminating the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans have been US citizens since 1917. In July 1950, the US Congress enacted Public Law 600. It provided that existing laws which defined the political, economic, and fiscal relationship between…