During a congressional hearing in anticipation of Puerto Rico’s 1998 status vote, future Governor Anibal Acedevo-Vila objected to the description of “commonwealth” as it was… Read More »A Page from History: “Commonwealth” as a Colonial Status
At a rally in Pennsylvania, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said that Pennsylvania and Minnesota have a shared “long history of being home to Puerto… Read More »Puerto Rico and Minnesota
New York City is the city with the largest stateside Puerto Rican population, but Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comes in second with 140,000 Puerto Rican residents. That’s… Read More »Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania
In the 20th century, Operation Bootstrap helped change Puerto Rico’s economy from an agricultural base to an industrial one. The initiative was a series of… Read More »A Page from History: Operation Bootstrap
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida, claims to be the oldest fort in the United States. But just as St. Augustine… Read More »El Morro: The Oldest Fort in the U.S.
St. Augustine, Florida, claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States. It was established in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de… Read More »San Juan: The Oldest City in the United States
Ponce de León was the first Governor of Puerto Rico, appointed to the position by King Ferdinand of Spain around 1509. Just a few years… Read More »What Was Ponce de León Looking for?
A U.S. territory is a piece of land belonging to the United States that is not a state. The United States has five inhabited territories, but… Read More »The Fate of Former U.S. Territories
Rhode Island is the smallest state by area, with a population of just over one million people. With 4.2% of the population identifying as Puerto… Read More »Puerto Rico and Rhode Island
