Puerto Rico

In this episode, we look at Puerto Rico's relationship with the mainland U.S. and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.

An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "Puerto Rico" was published on September 19, 2019 and runs 66 minutes.

September 19, 2019 ·66m · Throughline

Summary

Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 and for much of the next fifty years Puerto Ricans fought fiercely about this status. Should they struggle for independence, or to be a U.S. state, or something in between? In this episode, we look at Puerto Rico's relationship with the mainland U.S. and the key figures who shaped the island's fate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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