Spain once had complete control of Puerto Rico which ended with the Spanish-American War.
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It did not want Puerto Rico, it wanted Spain out of its sphere of influence.
Puerto Rico was once a part of Spain.
Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain from 1493 to 1898. 405 years.
Puerto Rico has strong historical and cultural connections to Spain because it was a Spanish colony for almost 400 years, from the early 1500s until 1898. Columbus landed on Puerto Rico on his second voyage in 1493 and claimed it for Spain, but a formal Spanish colony was not established until Juan Ponce De Leon took office as Governor in 1509.
Puerto Rico was ceded to the US after Spain lost the Spanish American war in 1898.
Puerto Rico's historical ties to Spain.
Spain controlled Puerto Rico.
The U.S. acquired Puerto Rico from Spain after the Spanish-American War.
Spain, and the explorer was Christopher Columbus in 1493.
Spain followed by the United States.
Puerto Rico was part of Spain for over 400 years.