Puerto Rico

By baileys
  • Oct 10, 1493

    Christopher Columbus claims Puerto Rico for Spain

  • Oct 10, 1513

    African slaves first introduced to Puerto Rico by the Spanish

  • Puerto Ricans takes over Lares and demands independence from spain

  • Slavery is abolished by the Spainish crown

  • The U.S. invades Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war

  • All Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. Citizenship

  • Thousands of Puerto Ricans go to the U.S. for better jobs and economic stability

  • Puerto Rico becomes a self-governingCommonwealth

  • fleeing Castro's revolution, 155,000 Cubans leave their homeland

  • Spanish and English are declared the official languages of Puerto Rico