This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent. The government of Puerto Rico has been issuing "Certificates of Puerto Rican Citizenship" to anyone born in Puerto Rico or to anyone born outside of Puerto Rico with at least one parent who was born in …

The original inhabitants of Puerto Rico are the Taíno, who called the island Borikén; however, as in other parts of the Americas, the native people soon diminished in number after the arrival of Spanish settlers.Besides miscegenation, the negative impact on the numbers of Amerindian people, especially in Puerto Rico, was almost entirely the result of Old World diseases that the …

This is a list of Puerto Ricans in the continental United States and Hawaii, including people born in the United States proper of Puerto Rican descent and Puerto Ricans who live in the United States proper.Since those born in Puerto Rico are US citizens, it is easier to migrate to the United States proper from Puerto Rico than from anywhere else in Latin America.

Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent have participated as members of the United States Armed Forces in the American Civil War and in every conflict which the United States has been involved since World War I.In World War II, more than 65,000 Puerto Ricans service members served in the war effort, including the guarding of U.S. military installations in the …

The name given to Puerto Rico people by Puerto Ricans. bregar To work on a task, to do something with effort and dedication. broki brother or friend. cangri A badass, hunk or hottie. An influential person. From English congressman. cariduro person who should be ashamed of their actions but isn't; a stubborn person chacho

The statehood movement in Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estadidad de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States.Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world". As of 2019, the population of Puerto Rico is 3.2 million, around …

A referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico was held in Puerto Rico on November 6, 2012. It was the fourth referendum on status to be held in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has been an unincorporated territory of the United States since the Spanish–American War in 1898.. Puerto Rican voters were asked two questions: firstly whether they agreed to continue with Puerto …

A referendum of the status of Puerto Rico was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the general election.The Referendum was announced by Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced on May 16, 2020. This was the sixth referendum held on the status of Puerto Rico, with the previous one having taken place in 2017. This was the first referendum with a simple yes-or …

The following is a short list of Puerto Ricans who migrated to New York and became notable in their own right: Alvarez, Aida – former Small Business Administrator; Juanita Arocho – political activist, journalist; Belen, Ivonne – movie director; Badillo, Herman – first Puerto Rican to serve in Congress; Braschi, Giannina – novelist and ...

This is a list of communities known for possessing a large number of Stateside Puerto Ricans.Although, over 41 percent of Stateside Puerto Ricans live in just two states, namely New York and Florida, large numbers can also be found in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.There are many states with smaller but fast-growing Puerto …