A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Puerto Rico"
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1493Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Italian [i] Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish [i]: ...
goes ashore on an island he saw for the first time only the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).
1511 Taíno indigenous uprising in southwestern Puerto Rico near Guánica.
1868 Rebels in the town of Lares declare Puerto Rico independent. Local militia defeats them a week later.
1898 Spanish-American War: The United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
invasion of Puerto Rico begins with a landing at Guánica Bay.
1952 Puerto Rico becomes a self-governing commonwealth of the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
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1954 Four Puerto RicansPuerto Rico The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , also Porto Rico and more commonly Puerto Rico, is a United States [i] ...
open fire on United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers [i] of the United States Congress [i] ...
and wound five. Security guards apprehend them.
1972Roberto ClementeRoberto Clemente Roberto Walker Clemente was a Major League Baseball [i] right fielder [i] and right-handed batter. ...
dies in a plane crash off the coast of Puerto Rico while en route to deliver aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.
1996 A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan is the capital [i] and largest city in Puerto Rico [i], located in the Northern Coastal Plain ...
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