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.
christopher colombus
The famous explorer named marcous juan.
The island was discovered by french explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534.
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Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
He was rich because he was the explorer of Puerto Rico (Known as San Juan before he changed it) and he was Puerto Rico's first governer.
The Spanish Language came to Puerto Rico via colonization from Spain. Once the Spaniards invaded the island, it's people became subjects of the King and Queen of Spain. Spanish therefore became the official language. For over four hundred years the Spaniards immigrated to Puerto Rico to the point that today over 70% of Puerto Ricans can trace European ancestry. While the Spanish language has retained some Taino and African words in Puerto Rico the major influences to Puerto Rican Spanish are the accents from Andalusia and the Canary islands in the south of Spain.
Itis named after an island a Spanish explorer read about
The island was discovered by french explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534.
itwas found in 1519 that was when spanish explorer alonso alvarez de penede surveyed the area check your answer
Puerto Rico
(a) Because the island was colonised by the Spanish. (b) 'Puerto' means 'Port' in Spanish; 'rico' = 'rich', so (c) Puerto Rico = Rich Port
Puerto Rico
The area now known as Galveston was first discovered in 1528 by Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca. Later in 1816, French pirate Louis-Michel Aury established a presence on the island, followed by French explorer Jean Lafitte.
Florida is the state named after an island that a Spanish explorer read about. Juan Ponce de LeΓ³n, the explorer, arrived in Florida in 1513 and named it "La Florida" after the Spanish feast of flowers, "Pascua Florida," that he read about on the island.
Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States. It is a Caribbean island located southeast of Florida. The official languages of Puerto Rico are Spanish and English.
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