The History of Puerto Rico begins between 3000 and 2000 BC, when the Ortoiroid people settled on the island, coming from the Orinoco River region of South America (Orinoco today crosses Venezuela and Colombia). The Ortoiroids were displaced from the island by the Saladoid, another tribal civilization that arrived on Puerto Rico from the same region, around 430-250 BC UK investment property sales

The Taino culture became dominant circa 1000 AD. This was the civilization that welcomed Columbus’ expedition. It is estimated that 30,000 to 60,000 Taino natives led by the Cacique (chief) Agueybana inhabited the island. They called it Boriken,  the ‘great land of the valiant and noble Lord.’  The natives were surviving by natural order and means, hunting, fishing and gathering the indigenous cassava root and fruits Caribbean Real Estate

When the Spaniards were about to arrive, the Taino were in conflict with the raiding Caribs, who were at this point marching upon the Antilles chain. The conquistador arrival marked the Taino extinction. Some of the modern words and musical instruments point out the legacy that comes straight from the Taino culture, such as maracas, guiro, hammock ad words like Arecibo, iguana, huracan and Mayaguez.

The island, as every island of the New World went through a lot, suffered numerous raids and intrusions, change of hands occupying it between the French, English, and Spanish until the struggle for autonomy from the Spanish crown that began from the last half of the 19^th century. After the Spanish occupation, the island came under the control of USA, The coin was changed to $, freedom of assembly, speech, religion and press were established as well as the 8 hour day for public servants.

Both of the newly founded parties supported annexation by the USA for solving the colonial problem. Eventually, in 1950 Puerto Rico was granted by US president Truman the permission to draft its own constitution and consequently the Commonwealth of Puerto Ricocar hire

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