Spanish and English coexisted peacefully in Puerto Rico from the beginning of its relationship with the United States. In fact, the language question was part… Read More »A Page from History: The Language Question
In 1899, Puerto Rico, or Porto Rico as it was then commonly called, was newly under U.S. control. A census gave the numbers of inhabitants,… Read More »A Page from History: The Porto Rico Census of 1899
Puerto Rico has provided military men and women for the United States since 20,000 newly created U.S. citizens were drafted from Puerto Rico in 1917… Read More »A Page from History: Lt. Augusto Rodriguez, Puerto Rico’s Civil War Soldier
In 1908, William Howard Taft congratulated the people of America on the progress made in the island dependencies: Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. “The… Read More »A Page from History: Taft on “Our Foreign Dependencies”
“What shall be our colonial policy?” asked Howard Thomas, writing a letter to the New York Times in 1898 when Spain had ceded a number… Read More »A Page from History: A View of U.S. ‘Colonial’ Policy
In 1853, according to the House of Representatives, Territorial Delegate José Manuel Gallegos became the first Mexican American to serve in Congress. Representing New Mexico,… Read More »A Page from History: Spanish in Congress in 1853
Under “Enhanced Commonwealth,” Puerto Rico would remain a part of the United States while also conducting its own international trade and diplomacy. Although the proposal has been… Read More »A Page from History: State Department Rejects Enhanced Commonwealth
Can someone born in Puerto Rico become the President of the United States? It’s never been tried. Puerto Rico is tightly integrated into the United… Read More »Can a Puerto Rican Become President Of The United States?
