please read more on the Spanish-American war The formal transfer of Puerto Rico to the United States took two months, from August 12 to October 18, 1898 when the last Spanish troops sailed back to Spain and the US flag was raised in most public buildings on the island. A military government was established under the command of General John R. Brooke.
It was seeking out the Spanish Army occupying Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico was ceded to the US after Spain lost the Spanish American war in 1898.
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.
Puerto Rico became a territory of the US after the Spanish American War.
Puerto Rico is a US Commonwealth. All Puerto Rican are US citizen. Spanish and English are official languages of Puerto Rico. PR currency - US Dollars. For more info visit: www.topuertorico.com
Guantanamo Bay!
Joined the United States in fighting the Spanish.
Yes, when it was a Spanish Colony in 1898 and was occupied by the Spanish Army.
US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
It is not a country. It is the territory of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico, and it is a US territory, not a country..
Puerto Rico has not been an independent state since 1493. It was a Spanish territory until 1898 when the US won Puerto Rico in the Spanish American War. It remains a US territory to this day.