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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.

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