Puerto Rico

1493 –Cólon claimed for España

Cristobal Colon

Ferdinand & Isabella

Puerto Rico

1898 ceded to U.S. Spanish/American War

1917 received U.S. Citizenship

Puerto Rico facts:

Populación – 3,916,632

Capítal – San Juan

Gobierno – Commonweath

Idioma oficial – inglés y español

Currency – U.S. dólar

El Yunque

El Morro

Taínos

El béisbolRoberto

Clemente

• died 1970

• 3000 hits

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El básquetbol

Vejigante Masks

West Side Story - 1961

Música

Salsa

Marc Anthony• born 1968

• five-time Grammy

winner

• Married to J.LO

Jennifer Lopez (J.LO)Latin POP

• born 1969 in the Bronx, NY• actress, singer,

record producer, dancer, television personality, fashion designer and television producer.

Daddy Yankee – reggaetón

• Born 1977 in

San Juan, PR

• Hits include:

Gasolina,Rompe

and Impacto.

• Ramón is real name

Don Omar- reggaetón

• Born in a barrio of San Juan PR

• Rival of Daddy

Yankee

Chayanne

Actor and singer

Ricky Martín –singer

• 1999 “La Vida Loca”

• sold more than 60

million albums

worldwide