Sites

La Genealogia de Puerto Rico - Spanish
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~prwgw/

GenWeb site dedicated to Puerto Rican Genealogy.

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History of Puerto Rico - English
URL: http://www.solboricua.com/history3.htm

The Spanish Conquest. The Spanish Colony. USA Seizes Puerto Rico. The Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico. Modern Day.

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Puerto Rican Culture and History - English
URL: http://prboriken.com/culture.htm

Your complete guide to Puerto Rican history and culture.

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History of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico - English
URL: http://www.vieques-island.com/hisindx.html

Once the Indians were expelled from the Island, a succession of attempted colonizations by the English, French and Danish failed. The Puerto Rico Spaniards drove them out every time. In some old English maps Vieques is named Crab Island.

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Brief History of Puerto Rico - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/3684/history.html

The conquest of the island didn't take long, and the peaceful Tainos were put to the task as slaves for the purpose of mining the gold that was found on the island.

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World History Archives: History of Boriken (Puerto Rico) - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index-d.html

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History of Puerto Rico - English
URL: http://www.solboricua.com/history.htm

A Brief History Of The Island Of Puerto Rico.

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Taínos of Puerto Rico, a cultural site - English
URL: http://www.elboricua.com/history.html

A cultural history of the Taínos of Borikén including traditions, folklore, foods, cooking, agriculture, clothing, artifacts, physical description, and much more.

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Puerto Rico History - English
URL: http://www.rainforestsafari.com/history.html

Columbus discovered the island on his second voyage in 1493 and named it San Juan. No attempt at settlement was made until Juan Ponce de Leon was given a charter by the King of Spain to colonize the island of San Juan (1508).

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History of Puerto Rico - English
URL: http://welcome.topuertorico.org/history.shtml

Timeline spans the last 500 years of the islands history. Includes photos and links to related sites.

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