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No it was ceded by Spain to the United States after the Spanish American War. It is true that a token payment to Spain in the amount of $20 million was made to seal the bargain, but that was simply window dressing that made the Paris Treaty appear to be an act of business and diplomacy instead of a back alley mugging. For that symbolic sum Spain gave up the Philippines, Guam, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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How does Puerto Rico money looks?
Puerto Rico is an US territory. Puerto Rico use the US dollar($). All citizens born in Puerto Rico are US citizens.
Is Puerto Rico its own country?
No, it's a non-incorporated US territory (or colony, if you wish).
Which is nearer to the US Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Island?
Puerto Rico.
Can a us citizen live in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is a US Territory and its inhabitants are US Citizens! So, if they are US Citizens, any US citizen can live in Puerto Rico.
How did Puerto Rico become us territory?
Puerto Rico
What power does the president of Puerto Rico have?
There is no President of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is part of the US, so the President of the United States is the head of state for Puerto Rico, as for the rest of the US.
Which country's residents became citizen of the US in 1917?
Puerto Rico
What monetary unit is used in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico uses the US Dollar.US dollar($)
Can you be a dual cititzen of US and Puerto Rico?
If you are a citizen of Puerto Rico, you are a US Citizen.
Is Puerto Rico part of Cuba?
No. Puerto Rico is a US territory. All Puerto Ricans are US citizen at birth. Puerto Rico president is Barack Obama.
Are guitars sold in Puerto Rico?
yes
What did the US win after the Spanish-American War?
Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the US and sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million under the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
