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Which Caribbean island had won independence by 1910 what was the status of Puerto Rico?
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In 1910 Puerto Rico was an unorganized territory of the United States.
By 1910 the Caribbean Islands or countries that were independent included Haiti and Cuba.
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When was Puerto Rico's independence day?
puerto rican independence day is an September 23. puerto rican independence day is an September 23. Puerto Rico doesn't officially have an independence day since it's not independent, but it does have the discovery holiday which is November 19, 1493.
Is Puerto Rico a Communist country?
no, Puerto Rico is not even an independent country. It is a territory of the United States.There are separate movements within the island for Statehood, Independence, and protection of its commonwealth status with the US. An apparent major concern is that, if independent, Communism could take over Puerto Rico.
On what Caribbean island is Dutch spoken?
Dutch is spoken on the Caribbean island of Aruba. In fact, it shares official language status there with the Creole language that's called Papiamento. Dutch is an official language because of the island's status as an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
What three options are Puerto Ricans considering for their future?
The Status Quo with no change. Complete Independence. Statehood.
What and where is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is a self governing unincorporated territory of the US which some people would call a colony and others call a Commonwealth. The island was given to the United States as war booty by Spain after their loss in the Spanish American War after a token paument in the Treaty of Paris. The smallest of the Greater Antilles, it is an archipelago located east of the Hispaniola (Dominican Republic/Haiti). Thus the island is nestled in the south by the Caribbean Sea and in the north by the Atlantic Ocean.
What status do the people of Puerto Rico prefer?
on the outside the people of puerto rico say they want independence. on the inside they want to stay as they are, and receive all the benefits that the U.S. gives away.
What was the view on Puerto Rico becoming a state or not?
Puerto Rico has a long history of a minority of nationalists who seek complete independence plus another group seeking to maintain the status quo.
Is Puerto Rico a country or a state?
Puerto Rico is a country , not a state , even though is a U.S. territory , a country is supposed to have a government and its own language , Puerto Rico has that. Puerto Rico wouldn't be a country if it didn't have its own government and language.
When was independence achieved in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico hasn't achieved independence yet, nor does it appear be something that will happen in the near future. It has not been an independent nation since Columbus discovered the island in 1493. At this point it became a Spanish possession. In the late 1890s Puerto Rico had just achieved autonomy from Spain, but then it was ceded to the US at the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Puerto Rico remains a territory of the United States to this day. The first part of a two-stage plebiscite (vote for political status) is set to occur on the first Tuesday in November 2012. The question on the ballot is to either to leave the status of the island as it is (Commonwealth Territory of the US under the Territorial clause of the US Constitution) or to seek another political status. Should the people of Puerto Rico vote to seek another status, then a second stage election would be held February 2013 where the question would be: Independence, Compact of Free Association (like The Marshall Islands), or Statehood. Any choice selected by the Puerto Rican people will have to be accepted by the Puerto Rican legislature and tuned into a petition to the US Congress where they must vote to accept the petition (whatever it is) and then the President of the US must sign the Congressional acceptance into law before Puerto Rico's Political Status can change. In any case, Puerto Ricans have chosen to remain a territory of the US (Status Quo) during the last three plebiscites. Current polls show that this streak is likely to continue.
As a result of the Spanish-American War what lands did the US acquire?
The Phillipines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba, the Cubans were quickly given their independence and the Philippines achieved that status after WW2.
Puerto Rico to be or not to be a state?
Puerto Rico has three options on it's political status. Statehood, Commonwealth (Current), and Independence from the United States. The topic is very debated on the island as there are three political parties and each one has it's ideology. Also, Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking commonwealth/nation, and Puerto Ricans are very proud of their language because Puerto Rico speaks its own language called Puerto Rican Spanish which is different from Spaniard Spanish or Mexican Spanish. The major political party of Puerto Rico is the People's Democratic Party which seeks to remain a commonwealth. Puerto Ricans will go to vote in November 2012 to see if the current political status will be changed. The last plebiscite was in 1998 and Puerto Ricans voted to remain a commonwealth.
When did Puerto Rico revolt in the Spanish-American war?
It did not, Spain had granted an autonomous status to the island local government and its people were Spanish citizens.
