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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( Spanish:
Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a archipelago
located east of the Dominican Republic in the
northeastern Caribbean.
Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Greater Antilles, includes the main
island of Puerto
Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys, including the populated
island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, as well as unpopulated Mona
island, located halfway between the islands of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
The nature of Puerto Rico's political relationship with the United States is
the subject of ongoing debate on and off the island. Those who
support maintaining the current formula insist that upon attaining
this status, Puerto Rico entered into a voluntary association with
the U.S. "in the nature of a compact", but opponents of the Commonwealth
status, disagree: according to them, Puerto Rico is no more than an
unincorporated organized territory of the U.S., subject to
the plenary powers of the United States Congress.
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The history of Puerto Rico began with the
settlement of the archipielago of Puerto Rico by the Ortoiroid culture,
sometime between 3000–2000 BC. Other tribes, such as the Igneri and Arawak Indians, populated the island between 120
and 1000 AD. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in
the New World, the
dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taínos. The Taíno culture died out during the
latter half of the 16th century because of exploitation, war and
diseases brought by the Spanish.
Located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico was the key to
the Spanish Empire since the early years of the exploration,
conquest and colonization of the New World. The smallest of the Greater
Antilles, Puerto Rico was a major military post during many
wars between Spain and other European powers for control of the
region during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The island was a
stepping-stone in the passage from Europe to Cuba,
Mexico, Central
America, and the northern territories of South America.
Throughout most of the 19th century and until the conclusion of the
Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico and Cuba
were the last two Spanish colonies in the New World and served as
the final outposts in Spanish strategies to regain control of the
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Old San Juan is characterized by a mixture
of Spanish architecture, cobblestone streets and open public plazas. Most buildings and plazas
are maintained to preserve their history, with some, such as the
Quinto Centenario Plaza being modernized with recent
architecture and works of art.
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Selected anniversaries for
January
- January 1, 1775 - The Municipality of Caguas was
founded.
- January 2, 1949 - Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first
democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 1965 - Roberto Sánchez Vilella becomes
Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 1969 - Luis A. Ferré becomes the first
pro-statehood Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 1973 - Rafael Hernández Colón begins
the first of three non-consecutive terms as Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 1977 - Carlos Romero Barceló becomes Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 1977 - Carlos S. Quirós begins a days-long
term as Mayor of San Juan
- January 2, 1993 - Pedro Rosselló becomes Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 2001 - Sila Calderón becomes
the first female Governor of Puerto Rico
- January 2, 2006 - Death of Raúl Dávila, actor, All My
Children (b. 1931)
- January 9, 1963 - Death of Ernesto Ramos Antonini,
co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (Popular Democratic
Party of Puerto Rico) (b. 1898)
- January 10, 1967 - Birth of Trini Alvarado, actress
- January 10, 1973 - Birth of Félix 'Tito'
Trinidad, middleweight boxing champion
- January 11, 1839 - Birth of Eugenio María de Hostos,
educator and independence advocate (d. 1903)
- January 12, 1956 - Birth of Roberto Vigoreaux, television
producer, actor, and politician
- January 15, 2009 - Death of Tommy Muñiz, comedian, dramatic actor,
network owner and producer
- January 17, 1983 - Death of Luis Vigoreaux, radio and television
show host, announcer, comedian and producer (b. 1929)
- January 19, 1957 - Birth of Kenneth McClintock, President of the
Senate of Puerto Rico, London,
England
- January 19, 1958 - Birth of José Aponte, Speaker of the House of
Representatives of Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
- January 19, 1974 - Death of Antonio Fernós-Isern, the first Puerto Rican cardiologist and the longest serving Resident
Commissioner (b. 1895)
- January 19, 1985 - Death of Juan Antonio Corretjer, poet, journalist and
independence political activist (b. 1908)
- January 21, 1895 - Birth of Concha Meléndez, educator, poet, and
writer (d. 1983)
- January 22, 2002 - Death of Manuel Méndez Ballester,
journalist, radio and television broadcaster, and teacher (b.
1909)
- January 24, 1880 - Death of José Gautier Benítez, considered
Puerto Rico's best poet of the Romantic Era (b. 1848)
- January 27, 1975 - Birth of Ivan Calderón (boxer), professional
boxer
- January 28, 2004 - Death of José Miguel Agrelot, Puerto Rican
comedian, radio and television host and media icon known for his
Don Cholito character (b. 1927)
- January 29, 1736 - The Municipality of Guayama was
founded.
- ...That the zip code 00601 is the lowest assigned to any
geographic place in the United States or its territories and
belongs to Adjuntas, Puerto Rico?
- ...that Jesus T.
Piñero was not the first native Puerto Rican governor
of Puerto Rico? That honor belongs to Juan Ponce de Leon II who in 1597
became the first native Puerto Rican to assume, temporarily, the
governorship of Puerto Rico.
- ...that world renowned religious minister and member of the
Honorary Committee of The Presidential Prayer Team, Rev. Nicky Cruz was
once the leader of a notorious New York City street gang called The
Mau
Maus?
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