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Who is the Spanish explorer who discovered the island of Puerto Rico?
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The Taino Indians were in Puerto Rico when the Europeans arrived. The archeological evidence indicates that Indians were already there in 2000 BCE and he (Christopher Columbus) claimed both the land and the Indians which he enslaved on his second voyage in 1493.
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Caribbean Island that was acquired by the US as a result of the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico.
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Its named after an island a spanish explorer read about?
Itis named after an island a Spanish explorer read about
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What is the spanish speaking us territory?
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What famous british explorer discovered the island of Manhattan?
Henry Hudson
What is the Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean that is part of the US?
Puerto Rico
What island did Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan land on?
Honolulu
