Puerto Rico Researched via: Student Name: Brandon English Date:
Where is Puerto Rico located? In the northeastern Caribbean Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. Caribbean SeaDominican RepublicVirgin Islands
Flag, Motto, Anthem: Joannes Est Nomen Eius (John is his name) La tierra de Borinquen donde he nacido yo es un jardín florido de mágico primor. Un cielo siempre nítido le sirve de dosel y dan arrullos plácidos las olas a sus pies. Cuando a sus playas llegó Colón Exclamó lleno de admiración: "Oh!, oh!, oh!, esta es la linda tierra que busco yo". Es Borinquen la hija, la hija del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol.
Sports: Baseball Basketball Biking & Skating Boating & Sailing Bowling Camping Cockfighting Cycling Diving Fishing Golf Hiking Horses Horse Racing Marathons Surfing Swimming Tennis Wind Surfing Volleyball
History: When Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico during his second voyage on November 19, 1493, the island was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos.Christopher ColumbusArawakIndiansTaínos Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist. Later the island took the name of Puerto Rico while the capital was named San Juan.John the BaptistSan Juan
Famous People / Role Models: Jennifer Lopez Ricky Martin José Feliciano Ed Figueroa Dávila Virgilio Rivera Zuleyka
What do you or your peers like the most about Puerto Rico? Not a lot of my peers like Puerto Rico unfortunately.