A U.S. territory that rarely makes national headlines quietly played a crucial role in the raid to oust Nicolás Maduro, ...

On this day in 1898, as the Spanish-American War drew to a close, U.S. troops raised the stars and stripes in Puerto Rico, signifying that the former Spanish colony had come under U.S. control. Gen.

Trump famously threw paper towels at people after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017, destroying the electric ...

The New Britain Museum of American Art will present The Museum of the Old Colony: An Art Installation by Pablo Delano from ...

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Puerto Rico was discovered by the Spaniards (the local Arawaks, called Tainos already knew where it was located) on Nov. 19, 1493, during Columbus’ second voyage. For the next 400 years, it was a ...

U.S. imperialism and the new colonial era -- Military occupation 1898-1900: building the colonial state -- Foraker Act: the politics and economics of colonial legislation -- Colonial state at work: ...