Today marks the 520th year that Puerto Rico has been a colony of another nation. I will keep on fighting so that the residents in the island of Puerto Rico can have the same rights as the residents of the 50 states. After all, they are American Citizens. 520 years of colonialism is an insult to human dignity and democracy. Hoy Puerto Rico cumple 520 años de ser la colonia de alguna nación. Seguiré luchando para que los puertorriqueños que residen en la isla gocen de los mismos derechos que los puertorriqueños que residen en los estados. Recordando que ellos son ciudadanos Americanos. 520 años de colonialismo es un insulto a la dignidad humana y la democracia. Originally populated for centuries by an aboriginal people known as Taíno, the island was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain during his second voyage to the Americas on November 19, 1493. Under Spanish rule, the island was colonized. The Taíno were forced into slavery and suffered high fatalities from epidemics of European infectious diseases. Spain held Puerto Rico for over 400 years, despite attempts at capture of the island by the French, Dutch, and British. In 1898, Spain ceded the archipelago, as well as the Philippines, to the United States as a result of its defeat in the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1917, the US granted citizenship to Puerto Ricans; since 1948, they have elected their own governor. In 1952 the Constitution of Puerto Rico was adopted and ratified by the electorate.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:58:39 +0000
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