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Puerto Rico is not independent. It is a US Territory.
Puerto Rico has not been independent since the Spanish landed on the island in 1493. It was a possession of the Spanish Crown until 1898. In early 1898 Puerto Rico gained some local autonomy. However later the same year, the US occupied Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States at the end of the war and it has been a territory of the US since. It is currently considered a Commonwealth and a Free Associated State, but that is a fancy name for a semi-autonimous territory.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoAgainst the Spaniards who wanted the land Puerto Rico (San Juan) for themselves. After the Battle between the Spaniards and the Puerto Ricans was over eventually the Puerto Ricans won the Battle over the Land.
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Why did Puerto Rico gain its independence?
Puerto Rico is not independent, it is a US Territory.
Who did Argentina gain independence from?
Puerto Rico
From which country did Puerto Rico gain it independence?
From Spain.
When did Puerto Rico gain independence from European control?
In 1898.
On what date and year did Puerto Rico gain it's independence?
September 23, 1877
Did Puerto Rico gain independence?
Never. It has never became independent from Spain or the U.S.
When did Puerto Rico win its independence?
puerto rico never got its independence from anyone.
When was Independence Association of Puerto Rico created?
Independence Association of Puerto Rico was created in 1920.
What 3 territories did the US gain from the spanish American war?
The Philippines which has since gained independence, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still US Territories.
What is Puerto Rico's indepndentce?
Puerto Rico's independence is the ideology that believes that Puerto Rico should be a sovereign nation, and not a commonwealth of the United States.
When does Puerto Rico celebrate independence?
Puerto Rico does not celebrate it's independence, because it is not independent. What it does celebrate is the formation of the Commonwealth in July 25.
Did Puerto Rico achieve its independence?
No. Puerto Rico remains a territory of the United States by consensus of the Puerto Rican electorate.
