Puerto Rican Spanish

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth island that it is under the United States government. However, this island counts with their own culture and history. In the website "Countries and their Cultures" I found an article called "Puerto Rican-American" by Derek Green. I chose this article because I found it very interesting. The article states that Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Sea and was discovered by Christopher Columbus 1493 and between 1460–152 Juan Ponce de Leon was the first colonial governor

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a land of paradise in the Caribbean island 1,000 miles away from Miami. Puerto Rico is currently a possession of the United States. Puerto Rico is a tropical mountainous island. Because of the tropical environment there is little to no difference among seasons. Being near the equator Puerto Rico received throughout the year high energy from the sun. This tropical climate makes Puerto Rico a first choice in tourism and because of it Spanish influence it makes

Puerto Rico literature expresses the negative beliefs as well as perseverance of Puerto Ricans especially those who live in the U.S. The Song of Borinquen talks about a call to the people of Puerto Rico to take arms against the Spanish colonial regime. It has been a powerful symbol in Puerto Rico’s long struggle for independence (). The poem Cuba and Puerto Rico talks about the belief that Cuba and Puerto Rico were a part of a common struggle for freedom. The poems Song of Borinquen and Cuba and

speak the same language. This could not be further from the truth. In actuality there is great diversity among different Latin ethnic groups. Hispanic Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Columbians all have different cultural and historic back grounds that identify them as separate ethnic groups. Hispanic Americans are Americans of Spanish-speaking descent. Many Hispanic Americans are the descendants of Mexican people who lived in the Southwest when it became part of the United States. Almost all

between the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Cuba had always been apparent due to the United States heavy involvement within the countries. However, our nation also had a tendency to turn the other cheek if the issue Cuba had been dealing with was in favor of the United States. Though Cuba was economically doing very well, their political system was in turmoil with itself. This made them vulnerable to attack, and the U.S. took advantage of this. After the U.S.S. Maine was attacked in the Spanish-American war,

capable of speaking and comprehending the Spanish language, and whose ancestry identifies with the Hispanic culture. The three main Hispanic groups in the United States are Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans are people who identify themselves as Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin, meaning they were either born in Puerto Rico, or have family ancestry that traces back to Puerto Rico. According to Lopez & Patten (2015), in 2013, Puerto Ricans were the second-largest Hispanic origin population

Puerto Rico has a unique relationship with the United States. Its people are glad to be part of America, yet the cling to their heritage fiercely. Puerto Rico is not a state of the United States, but it is a territory, which grants them different privileges and responsibilities. This paper will compare and contrast Puerto Rico with the United States. The United States claimed Puerto Rico as its territory in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. The island’s residents became citizens in 1917 just –

Waking up to the sound of Spanish music blasting through the streets, and the smell of Spanish food all over the air, and going to the window and seeing hundreds of Puerto Ricans celebrate in the streets, covering themselves with the flags. This is a description of New York during the second week of June. A few blocks from grand concourse, a lot of my high school friends were Puerto Ricans, they invited me and took me as one of their own, that lead me to sharing some of their customs which are very

Puerto Rico's local Taíno population whose hunter and gatherer predecessors settled the island over 1,000 years previously the Spanish arrived called it Borinquén, and referred to themselves as boricua, a term that is as yet utilized today. Amid his second expedition to the Indies in 1493, Christopher Columbus restored a few Taíno prisoners to Borinquén and asserted the island for Spain, calling it San Juan Bautista. In 1508, Juan Ponce de León established the main European settlement, Caparra, close

third-generation Puerto Rican American. Although some do not see me as black, my race is black, my ethnicity is Puerto Rican, and my nationality is American. I grew in a city where 39.3 percent of the population is Hispanic. Growing up in urban city where a large percentage of the population is Hispanic shaped who I am, what I have learned, and the struggles I overcame. Even though there is no specific Puerto Rican skin tone there is a color that is favoured amongst Puerto Ricans on the island. That