That depends. The first governor of Puerto Rico during the Spanish occupation was Juan Ponce de Leon, but the first Puerto Rican to have been chosen by the King was Juan Ponce de Leon II. During the United States Military government it was Nelson A. Miles, but the one after the Foraker Act was Charles Herbert Allen. Now the first Puerto Rican governor under the U. S. was Jesus T. Pi~ero, while the first governor elected, who was also Puerto Rican, was Luis Mu~oz Marin.
The first US President of Puerto Rico was William McKinley.
The Government of Puerto Rico have two official names. The first one: Government of Puerto Rico; and the second one: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In Spanish: 'Gobierno de Puerto Rico' or 'Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico'.
Puerto Rico was first called Boriken by the indigenous people Tainos
The Spanish occupied puerto rico for the first time
The mutation of the "o" in the Latin roots to the "ue" in modern Spanish was something that developed after the first colonization of Puerto Rico took place. As a result, the first name of Puerto Rico was Porto Rico. (This was very quickly replaced by the Puerto Rico.)
Puerto Rico was first named San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist as in the Bible) by the Spanish settlers.
The hammock and the cooking "grill" were first invented and used in Puerto Rico by the Taino Indians.
Soy de Puerto Rico. (I'm from Puerto Rico) or Soy puertorriqueño. (I'm a Puerto Rican)
Spain.
The Tanio.
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No, Puerto Rico is an island.Actually Puerto Rico is NOT a continent ; it is an island .