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The Puerto Rico campaign was the American military sea and land operation on the island of Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War. The offensive began on May 12, 1898, when the United States Navy attacked the capital, San Juan. Though the damage inflicted on the city was minimal, the Americans were able to establish a blockade in the ...
The Spanish–American War began on April 25, 1898, due to a series of escalating disputes between the two nations, and ended on December 10, 1898, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. It resulted in Spain's loss of its control over the remains of its overseas empire. [7]
From 1898 to 1900, Puerto Rico was governed by four military officers: Commanding General Nelson A. Miles, Major General John R. Brooke, Major General Guy Vernon Henry, and Major General George Whitefield Davis. Miles, Brooke, and Henry were experienced veterans of the Indian Wars and, even though they were accustomed to the pacification and ...
Puerto Rico portal. v. t. e. Map of the departments of Puerto Rico during Spanish provincial times (1886). The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people before 430 BC. At the time of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1493, the dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taíno.
American warships engaging the forts at San Juan. The French cruiser Amiral Rigault de Genouilly was slightly damaged by American gunfire during the battle. The Bombardment of San Juan, or the First Battle of San Juan, on 12 May 1898 was an engagement between United States Navy warships and the Spanish fortifications of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Spanish–American War. Spain relinquishes sovereignty over Cuba; cedes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States. $20 million paid to Spain by the United States for infrastructure owned by Spain. The Spanish–American War[b] (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in ...
Before annexation: Captaincy General of Puerto Rico: Cession from Spain: 10 December 1898: Current constitution: 25 July 1952: Capital: San Juan: Largest city: San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area: Common languages: 94.3% Spanish 5.5% English 0.2% other [2] Official languages
General elections were held for the first time in Puerto Rico on 27 March 1898, [1] as part of the Spanish general elections.This followed the island being granted a Charter of Autonomy by the Spanish government, which allowed Puerto Rico to elect members to the Spanish parliament and established a bicameral legislature for the island, [2] with a fully-elected House of Representatives and a ...