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The tainos called the island of Puerto Rico, Borikén. Thats why in some puertorrican aspects of culture, the word Borinquen can be found, making a reference to the name that the tainos gave the island.
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∙ 9y agoPuerto Rico was originally called Boriken by its native inhabitants. It was also called San Juan Bautista by Christopher Columbus.
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