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Posted by Borinqua Boy | Nov 5, 2009 | Flags, History |

The origins of the current Flag of Puerto Rico can be traced to 1868, when the first Puerto Rican...

The Currencies of Puerto Rico

Posted by Borinqua Boy | Oct 25, 2009 | Culture, Currency, History |

The currencies of Puerto Rico followed the development of the island closely. It was granted the...

Borinquen

Posted by Borinqua Boy | Aug 19, 2009 | Culture, History |

Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen, from Borikén, its indigenous Taíno name. The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican...

Puerto Rico Constitution

Posted by Borinqua Boy | Aug 4, 2009 | Culture, History, Law, Politics, Status Report |

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico We, the people of Puerto Rico, in order to organize ourselves politically on a fully democratic basis, to promote the general welfare, and to secure for ourselves and our posterity...

The Changing of the Guard: Puerto Rico in 1898

Posted by Borinqua Boy | Jul 7, 2009 | Culture, History, Politics, Status Report |

by Marisabel Brás, Ph.D. Of all Spanish colonial possessions in the Americas, Puerto Rico is the...

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