Here came the Santa Maria



Chrstopher Columbus and his crew first set sail west of Spain in 1492 in hopes of discoverying a faster and for effiecent trade route to India. However, once the Italian found caught sight of land, it was not what he was looking for. Columbus had came in contact with the continets of North America and South America, landing somewhere near the  Bahamas. After trading with the islands native population and returning back to Spain, Columbus planned another trip in 1493 back to the West and came in contact with the island that we know today as Puerto Rico.

The original population of this Caribbean Island were the Tiano people who called the island "Borike," but with the introduction of the Spanish, their population was quickly decreased to the point of near extinction as a result of diseases. Shortly after, Columbus went on to name the island, San Juan Bautista in honor of a the St. John the Baptist. After Columbus came Ponce de Leon, who was also a representative of Spain, to full create the island into a Spanish colony. With its quick access to the oceans, San Juan was created into a military outpost for the Spanish governement and it stayed a part of the Spanish until the United States gain rights to the island after the Spanish American war. To this day, Puerto Rico is still one the the United States territories, with it people having the right to become citizens of the U.S.. According to the Libraby of Congress, with the U.S. supporting the island, it has access to economical boost to help the relativley small economy and it can provide military aid if needed. For example, when Hurricane Dorian hit the island, the United States responded the same way when New Orleans was hit, providing medical support and trying to rebuild what was broken. However, due to the island always being part of a larger country, it has not gain independence and still remains a territory.

  There are small areas throughout the island that represents the islands history all the way back to its colonized years. One of the most notable places to catch glimpses of Puerto Rico's history is the city of Old San Juan. Named after the name that Christopher Columbus gave the island, Old San Juan is built around the idea of Spanish achitecture, with the buildings giving people a taste of the colinization era. The buildings around this city resemble the buildings in Spain and what Ponce de Leon would have built during his control of Puerto Rico. 
























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Works Cited

"Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives"
Library of Congress 2021
"11 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Puerto Rico" Lana Law 2020






Comments

  1. JohnApril 26, 2021 at 7:47 AM

    This was well written in terms of getting the information across to the reader. I think maybe have a concrete conclusion to the post would wrap it up nicely instead of just an abrupt end and maybe a few more pictures to help the reader visualize what you are saying.

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