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Palmarejo is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 3,750. History. Palmarejo was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, 603 U.S. ___ (2025) The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ( RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization . RICO was enacted by Title IX of the Organized ...
While Spanish is the first official language of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, English is the second official language. English is taught in all Puerto Rican schools and is the primary language for all of the U.S. federal agencies in Puerto Rico as one of the two official languages of the Commonwealth, the other one being Spanish, which has been the predominant and primary language for the ...
Landing and first settlement. On 25 September 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and 1,200–1,500 men from Cádiz, Spain. [4] On 19 November 1493 he landed on the island, naming it San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist . The first Spanish settlement, Caparra, was founded on 8 August 1508 by ...
Pedro García was in Spain's gazetteers [6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of ...
Y. Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Yauco, Puerto Rico. Categories: Populated coastal places in insular areas of the United States. Populated places in Puerto Rico.
The non-marine mollusks of Puerto Rico are a part of the molluscan fauna of Puerto Rico. A number of species of non-marine mollusks are found in the wild in Puerto Rico. Non-marine mollusks refer to a diverse group of soft-bodied invertebrates that include snails, slugs, and various shell-bearing creatures. In Puerto Rico, these creatures play ...
According to the 2015 Race and Hispanic Origin estimate (2011–2015 American Community Survey) published by the US Census Bureau, the data for Puerto Rico was as follows: [29] White alone 2,495,997. Black or African American alone 301,519. American Indian and Alaska Native alone 11,775. Asian alone 10,159.