Politically, Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Puerto Rico has participated in the Olympics as an independent nation since 1948, although athletes sometimes choose to compete as representatives of the United States, particularly in team sports.
Never. Puerto Rico was claimed by Spain in 1493. The United States took Puerto Rico from Spain as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Puerto Rico has been a US territory ever since.
It is quite unlikely that Puerto Rico will ever become some country's colony again.
It was a Spanish Colony from 1493 until 1898.
Yes for about 400 years.
Puerto Rico change from a Spanish colony to a United States one. It has never gained it's independece.
Puerto Rico.
Yes, when it was a Spanish Colony in 1898 and was occupied by the Spanish Army.
Puerto Rico was first named San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist as in the Bible) by the Spanish settlers.
Puerto Rico ceased to be a colony of Spain following the Spanish-American War, which concluded in 1898. The Treaty of Paris, signed on December 10, 1898, resulted in Spain ceding Puerto Rico to the United States. This marked the transition of Puerto Rico from Spanish colonial rule to being a territory under U.S. administration.
Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Cuba Even though Puerto Rico can be considered sort of a "country" they are actually a colony. A US colony to be accurate, but sill, the official speaking language is spanish.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or, in Spanish El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, is the official name of the government of the unincorporated US territory on the island of Puerto Rico.
Because it was Spain's colony for 400 years.