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News Media in Puerto Rico can be dated back to the invasion of the Spaniards and the introduction of a Spanish led government. Captain General, Toribio Montes established a printing press at the Spanish government's headquarters and began publishing "La Gaceta del Gobierno de Puerto Rico. The newspaper would be published twice a week (Wednesdays and Saturdays) and would cost 1 Spanish dollar ...
El Nuevo Día was founded in 1909 in the city of Ponce as "El Diario de Puerto Rico," [a] later changing its name to "El Día" in 1911, a name it kept for nearly seven decades. Its founder was Guillermo V. Cintrón, [2] with assistance from Eugenio Astol and Nemesio Canales. [3] Its editorial staff consisted of Felix Matos Bernier, Juan Braschi, Nemesio R. Canales, Felix Astol, and Eugenio ...
Primera Hora also fleshed out questions raised by Puerto Rican politicians in 2002, [2] by publishing research findings and even conducting its own research during a national controversy over reggaeton music and perreo, a popular dance move associated with reggaeton.
This list of governors of Puerto Rico includes all persons who have held that post, either under Spanish or American rule. The governor of Puerto Rico is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The position was first established by the Spanish Empire during the 16th century following the archipelago's colonization.
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals ( fiestas patronales in Spanish ), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee .
The Puerto Rico National Library ( Spanish: Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico) is the national library of Puerto Rico. It was created in 1967 as the Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico General Library) by Joint Resolution No. 44 of the Puerto Rico Legislature. [2] It opened on April 11, 1973. [3]
Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente(LBPRC) is the main professional baseballleaguein Puerto Rico; it is colloquially referred to as the Puerto Rican Winter League. Consisting of six teams as of the 2023–24 season, the league's champion participates in the Caribbean Series.
The Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development ( Spanish: Oficina para el Desarrollo Socioeconómico y Comunitario de Puerto Rico (ODSEC)) is a government agency of Puerto Rico that manages projects to improve and develop "Special Communities of Puerto Rico", ( Spanish: Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico ). The agency works with other government agencies, as well as with ...