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Nationality. Puerto Rican. Notable works. Histórico de Puerto Rico and El Prejuicio Racial en Puerto Rico. Tomás Blanco (December 9, 1896 – April 12, 1975) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, narrator, historian, author and physician. [1] Blanco was a writer during the 1930s who was known for his critical essays that analyzed the Puerto Rican ...
Puerto Rican literature is the body of literature produced by writers of Puerto Rican descent. It evolved from the art of oral storytelling. Written works by the indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico were originally prohibited and repressed by the Spanish colonial government [citation needed] . It was not until the late 19th century, with the ...
T. 1980s in Puerto Rican television (6 C) Categories: 1980s by country. 20th century in Puerto Rico. 1980s in North America. Decades in Puerto Rico. 1980s in the United States. 1980s in the Caribbean.
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. The first person to officially occupy the position was Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1509. [ 1]
Economy of Puerto Rico. The Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Código de Rentas Internas de Puerto Rico) is the main body of domestic statutory tax law of Puerto Rico organized topically, including laws covering income taxes, payroll taxes, gift taxes, estate taxes, and statutory excise taxes. [1]
As early as 1820, Miguel Cabrera identified many of the jíbaros' ideas and characteristics in his set of poems known as The Jibaro's Verses.Then, some 80 years later, in his 1898 book Cuba and Porto Rico, Robert Thomas Hill listed jíbaros as one of four socio-economic classes he perceived existed in Puerto Rico at the time: "The native people, as a whole, may be divided into four classes ...
Saint Joseph is the patron saint of Ciales, Gurabo, Luquillo, Peñuelas, and Lares. The following are the names of the 78 municipality Catholic parish churches in Puerto Rico: [ 1] Adjuntas – Parroquia San Joaquín. Aguada – Parroquia San Francisco de Asís. Aguadilla – Parroquia San Carlos Borromeo. Aguas Buenas – Parroquia Los Tres ...
Politics portal. v. t. e. Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño [1] [2] (English: Puerto Rican Republican Party) was a political party founded in Puerto Rico on July 4, 1899. [3] The party dissolved in 1924 when it split into two factions, both factions forming alliances with other local parties. [4] It was led by Dr. José Celso Barbosa .