Place details
Place namePuerto Rico
Other namesEstado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Estado Libre Asociado Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, PRI, PR, ISO630, Porto Rico, St. Juan de Porto Rico
Latitude18.233
Longitude-66.55
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Earliest inhabitants immigrated from Florida or Orinoco basin of S America; was inhabited by Arawaks under threat from Caribs when Columbus visited in 1493; Spanish settlers wiped out Arawaks, brought Africans here as slaves for gold mines & plantations; official language is Spanish, though English is also spoken.
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