General Geographical View Of Puerto Rico

Christopher Columbus came thinking he found Asia when in fact all he found was the Americas. The ship they were in was called Saint Maria. The first place they landed was Cuba. They were in search for gold mostly, which Columbus promised the king and queen in Spain. He took the Arawaks Indians as slaves when it was hard for him to find gold. When he arrived in Haiti he created the first military base called Navidad which means charismas. Columbus then traveled to the Hispaniola and his thoughts was he arrived in China. He described the Indians as naive and willing to share. Indians did not believe in marriage. To them people may choose who are their mates and if

For most of its history, Puerto Rico has been controlled by an outside power, and its people oppressed. While Puerto Rico is currently a U.S. territory, Spanish colonialism has had a significant impact on the island’s development and identity. The history of the island itself is proof of this fact, demonstrating each step Puerto Rico took to reach its current state. By examining the stages of Spanish control that Puerto Rico experienced, we can determine how each stage affected the structure and identity of Puerto Rico.

After his voyage to San Salvador, he then made 3 other voyages to Cuba, The Bahamas, and Hispaniola. Although he was searching for unexplored land, he was also looking for gold which he was unsuccessful in finding. Also in his travels he planned on converting the Indians to Christianity. In Columbus’s entire life he never believed that he had found a new continent. His final voyage was to Jamaica which ended because of a ship wreck. When he was rescued, he was delusional and once he arrived back in Europe, he soon passed away.

I will be discussing how the country of Puerto Rico’s impact of resource scarcity, issues with boundary delineation, separatism and sovereignty issues, poverty, migration, legacies of colonialism and imperialism, global climate change and its impact. The once poor nation of Puerto Rico now seems to be a stepping stone for trading in the Caribbean. With its location in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico is a major asset for shipping lanes. One of the main reasons the U.S. wanted to take over this land. Its geographical location is important in helping to move resources around the world, as well as keeping an eye on Cuba. The economic system of

In Reproducing Empire, Laura Briggs provides her readers with a very thorough history of the mainland U.S. and Puerto Rican discourses and its authors surrounding Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, from Puerto Rico's formation in the mainland elite's "mind" as a model U.S. (not) colony in 1898* to its present status as semi-autonomous U.S.

Puerto Rico, whose word meaning is “rich port” in Spanish, is a beautiful Island located in the middle of the Caribbean. Its strategic location made it a must have territory to the Spaniards who colonized it over four hundred years before the United States took a special interest. It all started in the year 1898, with the Treaty of Paris Puerto Rico now is property of the United States. After centuries of being led by Sevilla and Madrid, Puerto Rico was now forced to look upon Washington. The series of events leading the Spanish-American War changed Puerto Rico permanently. From changing the Island’s name from Porto Rico to Puerto Rico to Americanizing the Puerto Rican people in all ways possible, the acquisition of Puerto Rico from the United States had numerous economic, social and political impacts.

Caribbean Island Living is so rewarding as there are always things to do on the Islands and plenty to enjoy such as beaches, boating and entertainment just about everywhere. There are over 7000 Islands in the Caribbean so there are plenty of them to choose from.

The experience Puerto Rice has had in the few thousands has been rough to say. They have been under the control of two separate countries. Their native people practically extinct, and they still cannot again their own independence till this day like they had 5,000 years ago. To understand the history of Puerto Rico and how they became a part of the United States, you have to go back a few thousand years. There is not much ancient history surrounding present day Puerto Rico as there is with the ancient empires such as the Mayans, Aztecs, and the Incas. There are some scholars that suggest that a tribe of Ortoiroid people who came from South America arrived and inhabited the land, dating back to about 4,000 years ago. The more known history

Christopher Columbus was an explorer that wanted to reach the East Indies but instead reached an island in the Caribbean which opened new doors in the future for trade and many

Eric William in chapters seven and nine of his book, “From Columbus to Castro”, provides his readers with an in-depth knowledge about the political and economic history of the Caribbean. Eric William gives his readers the story of how Europeans “discovered” the Caribbean and how they governed it. Thus the various events that took place right from the time of Christopher Columbus, focusing on the colonial sweepstakes pursued by France, England, the Netherlands, Spain, and Denmark. The main idea of chapter seven is how the Caribbean came to be the cock pit of European rivalry and wars in the latter parts of the fifteenth century up to the eighteenth century, an interesting tale of adventure, greed and cruelty. What William offers

Puerto Rico, a commonwealth of the United States, consists of the mainland and various smaller islands. Puerto Rico gained possession of a few minor islands including the islands of Culebra, Mona, Desecheo, Caja de Muertos, and Vieques. Out of these five islands, Culebra and Vieques are the most well known. These two islands are also sometimes called the Spanish Virgin islands, or Passage Islands because they are apart of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. These islands belonged to Spain before the Spanish-American War in 1898. These two islands were majorly used to establish military bases. Culebras and Vieques have off-shore islands as well, but they do not attribute to the importance of the borders of Puerto Rico. Overall, the Culebras and

In 1492 Christopher Columbus had thought he had landed in the East Indies but he actually landed in the Bahamas. In 1493 he sets out to find the Americas with a large fleet and wanted to form a colony there in America. When he finds the Americas he leaves to get some food and supplies for the other people

The Puerto Rican culture has three historical roots; the Taino Indian, the African and the Spanish. The Africans became the most important for economic and social reasons. As part of the Spanish conquest most of all the Taino Indians were exterminated. Both the Tainos and Africans were trapped in the most oppressed stratum of the social pyramid, this allowed for cultural exchange between the two group. Due to the lack of Spanish woman, the Spanish men also became involved with both the Tainos and Africans. Gonzalez claims that, "when the descendants of the first African slaves had already become black Puerto

As we know, Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain "found" by Christopher Columbus on November 19, 1493, and remained a colony of Spain for the next 400 years. But the interesting fact remains that Puerto Rico was not truly settled by the Spaniards until almost fifteen years later! In 1508, Juan Ponce de Leon came to settle the land of Borinken, and founded the town of Caparra. This was the start of a proud people that would

Columbus discovered American continents, although he wasn't the first one. He was born in Genoa 1451. As the son of the local wool weaver, he helped his father for many years, but soon started to follow his passion and work as a sailor. His first trip took place on august 1492, when he took off to the coast of Spain. October 12th, 1492 is the official day when America was found it was also the day the Modern Era started. From 1492 until 1504 Columbus made three more expeditions taking a lot of monks, doctors and farmers to the New Found World. The Spanish crown was satisfied by his sailing and admiral skills, but preoccupied for the fact that Columbus was defending the rights of the Native Americans against Spanish abuse, and so they sent one