Pr english

English in Puerto Rico

By sallyeverson
  • Nov 3, 1493

    Columbus lands on island

    First contact of native inhabitants -- Tainos -- with Europeans: Columbus along with Juan Ponce de Leon lands ?? with xx number of men on ??ship. He and his men, ??? Columbus names the island San Juan Bautista.
  • Period: Nov 3, 1493 to

    English in Puerto Rico

    From the first European contact to present day - a history of the English language in Puerto Rico

  • U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico

    U.S. invades Puerto Rico by bombing Old San Juan and blockading the harbor during the Spanish American War.