What is a Puerto Rican?

Answer 1

Puerto Ricans are a combination of African (black), Spaniard (European White), and Taino (Ameri-Indian). In my case I'm a Mulatto-Mestizo mix. Mulatto is Spanish-Ameri-indian, and Mestizo is Spanish-African.

Answer 2

their culture! puertoricans are like Cubans and dominican a mix of Taino Indians, African Slaves and Spaniards. they culture was born out of three other different cultures giving the puerto ricans the flavor and color of their beautiful culture!

Answer 3

Uf!! A lot! First and foremost Spaniard. Other European ancestries include: Corsicans, French, Germans, Irish, Portuguese, Scots, Maltese, Italians and Jews, with many Arab Christians such as the Lebanese and Palestinians. African continent, such as West Africans, the Kongo, the Yoruba and the Igbo people. Less than 0.2% of the population is Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Cambodian, Chinese (except Taiwanese), Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Other Asian. Less then 0.5% are of Amerindian predominantly descent, who were the 1st inhabitants and natives of Puerto Rico.

Answer 4

Genetic test began to show in the early 2000 that the average person in Puerto Rico is tri-racial. He or she will have Taino indian, African and European ancestry. The average amounts appear to be 64% European, 21% African and 15% Taino indian. Of course there are exceptions and some persons are totally European ancestry or totally African. There has not been any Taino full blood. but individuals have been found with as high as 39% Taino quantum on the island. According to the DNA results a small number 5% of the population are bi-racial be it European and Taino or European and African.

Answer 5

Primarily rum: Bacardí, Don Q, Castillo, amongst other brands; beer; pharmaceutical products (such as pills).

Answer 6

Someone born in P.R. or is from family of P.R. heritage.

Answer 7

A Puerto Rican is a person from Puerto Rico, an island territory of the United States located in the Caribbean Sea, or a person who is descended from such a person..

Answer 8

Petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and rum.

Answer 9

it smells bad