The Struggle for Puerto Rican Autonomy

REPORT BY THE
PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE
ON PUERTO RICO’S STATUS

A report compiled on the question of Puerto Rico's continuing status as a commonwealth of the United States, including the opinion of the Puerto Rican people and its leadership, as well as expanding from solely focusing on the political status of…

Tags: POTUS, POTUS Puerto Rican Task Force, President of the United States, Puerto Rico, REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE, REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ON PUERTO RICO, REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ON PUERTO RICO’S STATUS, REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ON PUERTO RICO’S STATUS March 2011, REPORT BY THE TASK FORCE ON PUERTO RICO'S STATUS, United States

Luis Munoz Rivera Memorial Plaque 1960

Plaque at the entrance of the San Antonio de Padua Church in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.

Tags: 1960, Barranquitas, Commemorative plaque, Commisioner of Puerto Rico, L.M. Rivera, Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, San Antonio De Padua Church

Uncle Sam Balances New Territories

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…

Tags: Cuba, Hawai'i, John Bull, Ladrones, Mariana Islands, New Territories, Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Spanish American War aftermath, Spanish-American War, Uncle Sam, United States