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History of Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico is a beautiful island.

Taino Village.JPG
Taino Village.JPG
Long ago, the Taíno people lived there. They fished and grew food. Later, people from Spain came to the island. Many people have lived there since then. Can you find it on a map?

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File:Puerto Rico departamentos 1886.jpg
Puerto Rico departamentos 1886.jpg
File:Taino Village.JPG
Taino Village.JPG
File:Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Ritratto di Cristoforo Colombo (1520).jpg
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Ritratto di...
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RUIDIAZ(1893) 1.083 JUAN PONCE DE LEÓN.jpg
File:San Felipe del Morro view across bay.jpg
San Felipe del Morro view across bay.jpg
File:Spanish Planter of Puerto Rico with House Slave, ca. 1808 (cropped).jpg
Spanish Planter of Puerto Rico with House...
File:Real Cédula de Gracia.jpg
Real Cédula de Gracia.jpg
File:Estados República Federal Española 1873.jpg
Estados República Federal Española 1873.jpg
File:1876 indemnity bond paid as compensation to former Puerto-Rico owners of freed slaves.jpg
1876 indemnity bond paid as compensation...
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LARESFLAG2.jpg
File:Intentona de Yauco.jpg
Intentona de Yauco.jpg
File:School Begins (Puck Magazine 1-25-1899).jpg
School Begins (Puck Magazine 1-25-1899).jpg

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