The Island of Puerto Rico is one of the Caribbeans most exctic island. ... Rum is the National drink of Puerto Rico. ... Eighty-percent of rum consumed in the United States is from Puerto Rico. ... Salsa is a major type of music coming out of Puerto Rico. ... Salsa was originally developed within the Puerto Rican community of New York City. ...
Puerto Rico includes many smaller islands. ... Puerto Rico has few wild animals. ... Puerto Rico is home to lots of fruits. ... San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and largest city, is a seaport on the north coast. The San Juan metropolitan area includes Bayamon, the second largest city. ...
Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952, but since 1917 as stated in the article the U.S. ... The Jones Act declared Puerto Ricans citizens of the United States, but Puerto Rico remained a U.S. colony. In 1952, when the commonwealth status was determined Puerto Rico gained more rights. ... In New York city, there was a great increase in the Puerto Rican population (Marquez, Representation by Other Means: ..., 2000). ... In the 1960's and the 1970's when unemployment levels were increasing many Puerto Ricans went back to Puerto Rico. ...
It's been said that Salsa is the music of Puerto Rico. ... Salsa emerged in the 1960's in New York, arising mainly from Son but also from Montuno, Gauguin and Guaracha, blended with Puerto Rican Plena and Bomba and North American jazz, to produce its distinctive sound. The many Latinos living in the states, especially those of Caribbean origin (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela etc.), mixed sounds and dances of their countries and added some new elements, creating a really tasty new "sauce". ... Nowadays, there are clubs and musicians playing Salsa music all over the World in an...
They did reach the coast of Puerto Rico which would give Ponce de Leon a peek of his future role. In 1504, Ponce de Leon was appointed governor of the Higuey province in Puerto Rico. ... Ponce de Leon built a house for his family in the city of Salvaleon, a city which Ponce de Leon founded in 1505, in Hispaniola. ... From these islands their next destination was back to Puerto Rico. ... From there on, the fleet was discontinued and Ponce de Leon returned to Puerto Rico. ...
The places of interests are again Mexico City, Zona Rosa, Chihuahua-Pacific Railway, and Puerto Vallarta. ... The places of interests are Mauseleo de Artigas, Mercado de Puerto, Feria de Tristan Narvaja, the Uruguayan Littoral, and the Uruguyan Riviera. ... The principal city is Panama City. ... Puerto Rico The country of Puerto Rico is a very nice and beautiful country. ... The principal city is Belize City. ...
Also a result of the war the U.S. got a whole bunch of new territories: the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. ... Cuba and Puerto Rico were gateway to Latin American markets. Puerto Rico was useful as a naval station. ... To allow the U.S to gain Puerto Rico, congress passed the Foraker act in 1900. ... The Philippines was treated similar to Puerto Rico. ...
Many people credit Puerto Rico for the development of Salsa, as well as Columbia, Venezuela, and of course New York City. ... (www.clubsalsa.com) Even though it began in Cuba, it is in Puerto Rico where it became popular. Mainly because of great musicians such as Tito Puente, a New Yorker of Puerto Rican decent. ... The current expressions of Salsa owe much of it spreading and respects to Puerto Rico, and many of the other Latin influences. ...
Population of the so-called "Spanish Harlem" is mostly Hispanic, specifically Puerto Ricans who have emigrated from Puerto Rico throughout the 1900s. Puerto Rico was a poor island since the day of its foundation by Christopher Columbus in 1493. ... Puerto Rico had never had a prosperous economy and was always easily controlled by other countries through the use of military force. ... Even Caesar believes that Puerto Rico has nothing, not even natural resources. The amount of Puerto Ricans that immigrated to New York from Puerto Rico was overwhelming. ...
Esmeralda Santiago's autobiographically based novel When I Was Puerto Rican follows the story of Esmeralda from age four to adolescence and her journey from Puerto Rico New York. ... She is immersed in her jÃbaro culture as well as the culture of her city dwelling paternal grandparents and extended family. ... She also learns the cultural beliefs of her various Puerto Rican environments, learning how to send a dead baby to heaven according to her mother's beliefs and the Catholic Church as introduced by her paternal grandmother. Esmeralda is also exposed to many types of adult ...
The invasion of Cuba, the central affair of the war, did not develop until mid-June in Tampa, when 17,000 troops, including and particularly Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders", arrived at the Florida city. ... Almost as lopsided as a Pittsburgh Penguin trade, the Spanish delegates conceded Guam, which was taken by surprise early in the war, and Puerto Rico, which General Nelson Miles took after Cuba had been seized. ... In support of America's newly established power, the annexation of Hawaii, freedom of Cuba, and gain of Puerto Rico would have fell on fond ears to me. ... Puerto...
The Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, as well as the formerly independent nation of Hawaii, became American possessions. ... The Spanish colonies in mainland North and South America became independent in the early 1800s, but Cuba and Puerto Rico remained Spanish. ... Landing on the southern coast, near the small city of Daiquiri, the Rough Riders were one of the first units to come ashore. ... On July 25, the US Army invaded Puerto Rico. ...
Many Dominicans were so desperate that they have risked their lives "by sailing the treacherous shark- infested Mona passage to Puerto Rico" for a mere $150 (Brown 62). There are many stories told of the harsh conditions and circumstances Dominicans suffer when they get to New York City. ... According to Davis, Dominicans are on the verge of displacing Puerto Ricans as the poorest major ethnic group in the city with thirty-six percent in poverty and only nine percent self-employed (128). As a community, the Dominicans have struggled greatly in New York City. ... "Over thirty-six percent of the...
The Treaty of Paris (signed Dec. 10, 1898), Spain lost Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the U.S., and also the United States gained control of the Philippines. ... Then they moved toward the cities, attracting more and more followers as they came. ... The international troops looted the capital and even ransacked the Forbidden City. ... After defeated Spain, the United States acquired the Philippines and Puerto Rico and wanted better access for its navy to both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. ...
The company employed more than 1.3 million associates worldwide through more than 3,200 stores in the United States and more than 1,100 units in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, China, Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom. (The first international store opened in Mexico City in 1991.) ...
Basquiat was born to Puerto Rican and Haitian parents in New York. ... At age 12, Basquiat moved with his father to Puerto Rico for a short period of time. ... Jean-Michel was enrolled in another high school, named City-As-School . ... While enrolled in City-As-School, Jean-Michel met Al Diaz. ...
There are also less common prison gangs like Los Solidos, Latin Locos, G27, Nation, Brotherhood, Elm City Boys, 20 Luv, and Esses. ... Netas originated in the jails of Puerto Rico during the 1970's. ... They are a Hispanic gang that formed in the Puerto Rico prison system in 1979. ...
Millions of individuals throughout five Caribbean nations, more specifically; The Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico were affected in result of this historical natural disaster (Toro, 2013). ... Due to the storm surge and the tropical storms high winds that were taking place, mandatory evacuations were ordered on October 28th 2012, which included New York City's Evacuation Zone A (USA Government, 2013). ... In Maryland, severe beach erosion just as Florida occurred and unfortunately a large portion of Ocean City's 100-ft fishing pier was destroyed (Blake, 2012). ... In New...
I have been very fortunate in having the chance to travel to many interesting places, such as Cuba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, and more. ... It was a dirty, loud, chaotic city, making me appreciate the quiet little village I call home. ...
They range from congressmen and women to city council members. ... Same-sex couples self-reported in all Wisconsin counties, and over half are living outside the counties containing the cities of Madison and Milwaukee. ... Top city counts are from Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha. ... Hayward is one of the cities with the largest percentage of couples being same-sex, at just over 3%, and Sawyer County is ranked second by percentage among counties. ... Including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, but with the numbers from Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas not yet re...
The revolt was very destructive and Hidalgo marched on with 80,000 men to Mexico City. Then in 1811 after retreating from Mexico City the Spanish defeated him and Hidalgo was captured and executed. ... In the Caribbean there were three Spanish Colonies, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico and Cuba. ...
Although Britain's occupation was short, it opened the city to free trade with all nations and fostered the importation of goods and slaves at low prices ( ). ... By the end of the 1800s, Spain had lost all of its New World colonies except Cuba and Puerto Rico. ... Cuba's population is 11 million, with an estimated 2.4 million living in Havana, its capital city. ...
Rosa Montano, 23, is an average college student. She lives with her mother and is the older of her two siblings. Also, Rosa is the first one to graduate from college. For the last four years, she has been in what she described as a daily struggle. In the island of Puerto Rico, a 65% of college stud...
Florida receives a large population of Spanish speakers from the islands; the main ones being Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. ... Most of these immigrants have never spoken English before, and they're entering cities in America that are typically Spanish-Speaking only. ...
