Jules-Martin Cambon, French Ambassador to the United States, signs the Treaty of Paris.

Uncle Sam watches as the "Goddess of Liberty" heralds freedom for Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

Luis Munoz Rivera,(July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916) First Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in 1909

Judge magazine centerfold (Feb-6-1897) Columbia reaches out to oppressed Cuba with Blindfolded Uncle Sam in background illustrated by Hamilton

Puerto Rico and Hawai'i view a portrait of George Washington and describe the him as their stepfather

Following the end of the Spanish-American War, Uncle Sam and his new possessions perform together as the world looks on. Depicted as "savage children", the U.S. balances Puerto Rico, Hawai'i, Cuba, the Phillipines and Ladrones (the Mariana…

Uncle Sam and Columbia standing at the entrance to the "U.S. Foundling Asylum" as a basket of crying children labeled "Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, [and] Philippine" is presented to them by a pair of arms representing "Manifest Destiny". Inside the…

Political Cartoon representing Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick" policy in the Caribbean and Central America

Portrait of Luis Munoz Rivera

A park in Puerto Rico named for L.M. Rivera located in the capital of San Juan