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Jan 2024
17m 4s

La ciudadania de Puerto Rico

SMALL TOWN SPANISH TEACHER
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Puerto Rico is an anomaly. After being visited by Christopher Columbus in 1493, it fell under Spanish rule. England, Portugal, and France attempted invasions, but Puerto Rico did not break free from Spain until 1898 when the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American war and gave Puerto Rico to the United States. Today it remains an unincorporated territory ... Show More
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