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Editorial Credits Amanda Doering , editor ; Jennifer Schonborn , series and book designer ; Enoch Peterson , illustrator ; Heather Atkinson and Jo Miller , photo researchers ; Eric Kudalis , product planning editor Photo Credits Cover ...
Describes how the culture of Puerto Rico is reflected in its festivals.
... 15–16, 25, 39 “Gag Law” (1948), 56 Gamarra, Eduardo, 169 García Padilla, Alejandro, 102,116, 168, 172 García Ramis, Magali, 123 García Rivera, Oscar, 165 Gautier Benítez, José, 34 Gay Pride Community, 90 Géigel Polanco, Vicente, ...
Today an efficient mass transportation system, called the Tren Urbano, or Urban Train, relieves some of the congestion. The line was the first rapid transit system in the Caribbean. While cars, buses, and the Tren Urbano move people ...
Presents a history and description of this popular vacationland located 1,050 miles southeast of Miami, Florida.
Presents a history and description of this popular vacationland located 1,050 miles southeast of Miami, Florida.
Presents a history and description of this popular vacationland located 1,050 miles southeast of Miami, Florida. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
After the Spanish-American War brought Puerto Rico under the control of the United States, the island transformed from an agricultural colony to a densely populated American commonwealth.
Before Drake arrived, a crippled Spanish ship arrived in the harbor at San Juan. General Sancho Pardo y Osorio, the ship's commander, carried a huge treasure of gold and silver. Twice a year, the Spanish sent a treasure fleet from the ...
Puerto Rico, a caballo del Atlántico y el Caribe, es un país de ensueño con sus playas de arenas blancas y aguas transparentes. Sin embargo, las playas son simplemente uno...
What to see and do if you can't stay long - Paradors, hotels, resorts, and inns for every budget - Wonderful dining--conch fritters on a veranda, nouvelle Caribbean fare in...
This book uses historical and interview data to trace the development of Puerto Rican identity in the 20th century.
The people of Puerto Rico today are caught in a centuries-old dilemma of identity.
The book begins with a historical overview of Puerto Rico during the Spanish colonial period (1493-1898).
Because many of the documents and books about Puerto Rico have been written by the island's colonizers, only the victors were celebrated. With this in mind, the author has expressly...
"Explores how local political elites have shaped Puerto Rican identity during almost a century of US involvement.
Former Attorney General and former Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, Jose Trias Monge describes his island as one of the most densely populated places on earth, with a severely distressed economy and limited political freedom--still considered ...
En 1954, (.armen Abov Vatldejuli publicó Cocina crd'/íii, obra que se convirtió en la biblia culinaria de las novias de Puerto Rico. Mas tarde, en 1970, Dora Romano publicó Cocine conmigo, que vino a completar una trilogía de cocí na ...
This book argues that it is in the best interests of Puerto Rico and the United States to set policies to move toward political independence for Puerto Rico.