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Puerto Rico is not independent, it is a US Territory.

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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.


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.