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How did Puerto Rico get the name Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico?
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It mean that Puerto Rico is a free country under the united states law.
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What is Puerto Rico's government's name?
The Government of Puerto Rico have two official names. The first one: Government of Puerto Rico; and the second one: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In Spanish: 'Gobierno de Puerto Rico' or 'Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico'.
What is Puerto Rico Commonwealth?
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or, in Spanish El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, is the official name of the government of the unincorporated US territory on the island of Puerto Rico.
What is the ela in refernce to Puerto Rico?
Estado Libre Asociado (Commonwealth, literary Associated Free State) is the status as an unincorporated territory of the USA. Part of the oficial name of PR.
What is a brief history of Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" - literally Associated Free State of Puerto Rico), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. Puerto Ricans are US Citizens since 1917.
Of what country is Puerto Rico a commonwealth?
Puerto Rico is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. Its name in English is the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Its Spanish name is Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, which translates to English as the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico. So, Puerto Rico is sometimes called a Commonwealth in Free Association with the United States. But it is subject to the laws of the United States.
What Latin American country is self governing commonwealth of the US?
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated, self-governing territory of the United States and styles itself ( in English) as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Its name in Spanish, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, is more literally translated to English as "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico."
Is Puerto Rico a states in the us?
No the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is US Territory.No. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States the same as The Virgin Islands, Guam, The Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Puerto Rico's official status is Commonwealth of the United States of America. (Estado Libre Asociado de Los Estados Unidos)
Can a foreign country such as Haiti or Cuba or Mexico or Somalia etc apply to become a state in the us if they choose to do so since countries outside of the original eu have done that in the past?
Of course. It is called a commonwealth (Spanish: estado libre asociado) and the last country to do so was Puerto Rico, in 1952.
What are three Caribbean islands and their capitals where Spanish is spoken?
Cuba, the Dominican Republic ['la República Domnicana'], and Puerto Rico ['Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico'] are three Caribbean islands on which Spanish is spoken. Spanish also is the main language in their capital cities. The Cuban capital is Havana, the Dominican Republic's capital is Santo Domingo, and the Puerto Rican capital is San Juan.
If Puerto Rico did not have the observatory would puerto ricans need passports?
No, having the observatory has NOTHING to do with the necessity for a U.S. passport. I´ll explain to you the little history that I know about Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was adquired by the U.S. in 1898 after they had won the Spanish-American War in 1898. Later, in the ´50´s (in 1952 I believe), Puerto Rico´s political status was elevated to a "commonwealth/estado libre asociado." Since then, Puerto Ricans have been American citizens just like anyone else born in the continental US. However, Puerto Rico is NOT a state and Puerto Ricans pride themselves in being Puerto Ricans/Boricuas more often than simply Americans. Thus, a passport is not needed for traveling between the US and Puerto Rico.
What country did Puerto Rico get its independence?
Although Puerto Rico is a country, it is not an independent country. Puerto Rico is a US territory, officially known Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado in Spanish). There are some who believe that Puerto Rico was on its way to independence when Spain granted the Island an Autonomic Charter (Carta Autonómica) which granted many political and administrative privileges, but all this came to a halt in 1898. In 1898, Spain lost the Spanish-American War to the USA. Puerto Rico was part of the war booty that Spain had to turn over to the USA government. Until 1952, the Island was considered simply a territory. In 1952, the United Nations pressured the United States until it granted Puerto Rico its own Constitution, and permitted its citizens to vote for their own governor instead of being governed by an appointed governor. Sources: http://welcome.topuertorico.org; "Puerto Rico, Una Historia Contemporánea" by Francisco A. Scarano.
On which three Caribbean islands is Spanish spoken?
Cuba, the Dominican Republic ['la República Dominicana'], and Puerto Rico ['Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico'] are three Caribbean islands where Spanish is spoken. Cuba and the Dominican Republic are both independent. But Puerto Rico is considered a bilingual, self-governing commonwealth 'in union' with the United States of America.So many Puerto Ricans easily switch back and forth between English and Spanish. In fact, multilingualism may be found throughout the Caribbean islands, which are located between the North America of the English, French and Spanish language speakers and the Latin America of the Spanish, Portuguese and Amerindian language speakers.
