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27. The Tainos, Boriquen and Puerto Rico

May 4, 2023June 15, 2023 carld7170 comment

Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean that has a rich and complex history. The indigenous people of Puerto Rico were the Taíno, who lived on the island they called ‘Boriquen’ for thousands of years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493. Columbus claimed the island for Spain,… Read more“27. The Tainos, Boriquen and Puerto Rico”

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