Vieques, Puerto Rico - Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques, Puerto Rico is a beautiful but controversial island. Studies show that Vieques was first inhabited by Native Americans who came from South America about 1500 years before Christopher Columbus set foot in Puerto Rico in 1493. After a brief battle between local Indians and Spaniards, the Spaniards took control of the island, turning the locals into their slaves. In 1811, Don Salvador Melendez, then governor of Puerto Rico, sent military commander Juan Rosello to begin what later became the take-over of Vieques by the people of Puerto Rico. In 1816, Vieques was visited by Simón Bolívar. Teofilo Jose Jaime Maria Gillou, who is recognized as the founder of Vieques as a town, arrived in 1823, marking a period of economic and social.
History of Puerto Rico - History of Puerto Rico Spanish Colonization On November 19, 1493, Christopher Columbus "dicovered" the island, claimed it for Spain, and named it San Juan Bautista. In 1644, Diego Salcedo is drowned; with his death, the native Taino Indians discovered that Spaniards were not gods, deciding later to declare war on the Europeans, a war the Tainos would lose. Located at the north east of the Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico was key to the Spanish Empire since the early years of conquest and colonization of the New World. The smallest of the Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico was a major military post during many wars between Spain and the other European powers for control of the region during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; a stepping stone in the passage.
Humacao, Puerto Rico - Humacao, Puerto Rico Quiet little town in Eastern Puerto Rico. Humacao doesn't have the big hospital facilities, professional sports teams or large crowds of many of Puerto Rico's larger cities. But it does have a branch of the University Of Puerto Rico with a large sports facility, unspoiled miles of beach, a small airport and a large golf course at Palmas Del Mar Beach Resort. Humacao is famous all over Puerto Rico for it's granitos, a greasy snack food which is composed of a fried shell filled with hot cheese and rice inside of it. People have for years driven to Humacao from other cities just to taste this snack food. Humacao's small airport is served by Vieques Air Link with a daily flight from Vieques, and.
Fajardo, Puerto Rico - Fajardo, Puerto Rico Fajardo is a small but popular city located on the north east coast of Puerto Rico. Fajardo is popular among tourists, specially local tourists, because of its seafood, hotels, closeness to the small island named Isleta Marina, and the many daily trips that are available to Vieques and Culebra, both by boat and by the two airlines that serve small Fajardo Airport, Air Culebra and Vieques Air Link. Fajardo in the past was home to a BSN basketball team, the Cariduros De Fajardo. Edgar Leon and Georgie Torres were two of the best players to play for that franchise..
Culebra, Puerto Rico - Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra is a small island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. It belongs to Puerto Rico, and has a small airport with domestic service to the mainland and to Vieques. Culebra's airport is served by Air Culebra from San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, and by Vieques Air Link from San Juan, Fajardo and Vieques. Culebra is also a popular weekend touristic spot with Mainland Puerto Ricans, Americanss and residents of Vieques. Like Vieques, Culebra has suffered bombings by the US Military, although to a much lesser extent. These military maneuvers ceased in 1975 when the navy moved exercises to Vieques..
Tourism in Puerto Rico - Tourism in Puerto Rico Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Basic Information 2 Destinations 3 Airports Basic Information Tourism has been an important money revenue industry for Puerto Rico for a very long time. Because Puerto Rico is host to diverse natural wonders, cultural and historical buildings, concerts and sporting events, the island attracts a wide variety of tourists. The fact that Americans do not need a passport to enter Puerto Rico attracts a large number of tourists from the United States each year. Other groups of tourists that visit Puerto Rico in large numbers include Mexicans, Dominicans, Venezuelan, Spaniards, French and Asian tourists. Destinations Aguadilla Arecibo site of the famous Arecibo radar Bayamon site of Parque de Las Ciencias Cabo Rojo site of the famous fluorescent lake.
Politics of Puerto Rico - Politics of Puerto Rico Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Government 2 Political history and conditions 2.1 Political parties 2.2 Political pressure groups and leaders 2.3 Political status 3 Vieques Protests 4 Elections 5 Miscellaneous 6 International organization participation 7 See also 8.
Pop culture in Puerto Rico - Pop culture in Puerto Rico Pop Culture in Puerto Rico, it can be said, has been historically affected both by the political changes the island has gone through, and by the changes in popular culture around the world. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Timeline of changes in Puerto Rican pop culture 2 1950s 3 1960s 4 1970s 5 1980s 6 1990s 7 2000s 8 See also Timeline of changes in Puerto Rican pop culture 1950s Salsa music's popularity grows. Luis Munoz Marin International Airport opened in San Juan with daily international flights, allowing for the exchange of tourists and cultural ideas between Puerto Rico and other countries. The San Juan Casino becomes the favorite social meeting place and dance hall. 1960s The Spanish flamenco singer Lola Flores causes.
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico - New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico -- or Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico (PNP for its abbreviation in Spanish) -- is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States. Those who follow the PNP ideology are called penepés or estadistas (statehooders in English). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 Foundation 1.2 1960s 1.3 1970s 1.4 1980s 1.5 1990s 1.6 2000s 2 Party logo 3 Important party leaders 4 See also 5 External Links 5.7 Official Sites History Foundation The party traces its beginnings to a 1967 reunion in a sports complex in Carolina. On January 5, 1968, the party was certified as an official political group by the State Elections.
List of municipalities in Puerto Rico - List of municipalities in Puerto Rico There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the United States Government, but Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities at the second order. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Quick reference 2 List 3 References Quick reference Adjuntas Aguada Aguadilla Aguas Buenas Aibonito Anasco Arecibo Arroyo Barceloneta Barranquitas Bayamon Cabo Rojo Caguas Camuy Canovanas Carolina Cataño Cayey Ceiba Ciales Cidra Coamo Comerio Corozal Culebra Dorado Fajardo Florida Guanica Guayama Guayanilla Guaynabo Gurabo Hatillo Hormigueros Humacao Isabela Jayuya Juana Diaz Juncos Lajas Lares Las Marias Las Piedras Loiza Luquillo Manati Maricao Maunabo Mayaguez Moca Morovis Naguabo Naranjito Orocovis Patillas Peñuelas Ponce Quebradillas Rincon Rio Grande Sabana Grande Salinas San German San Juan (capital) San Lorenzo San Sebastian Santa Isabel Toa Alta Toa Baja Trujillo.
Vieques Air Link - Vieques Air Link Vieques Air Link (VAL) is a small but popular Puerto Rican airline company that, just as its name says, links Vieques with Culebra and mainland Puerto Rico. It started out on 1965, with owner Osvaldo Gonzalez piloting a plane with 3 passengers from Vieques to Humacao. A Cherokee plane and another airplane were also acquired later, allowing the young airline to serve Isla Verde International Airport. 1968 saw Vieques Air Link become sort of an international airline, adding a flight to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. (The Virgin Islands are only technically an international destination, because, like Puerto Rico, they are half independent from the United States.) 1980 saw the building of Fajardo airport and Vieques Air Link started flights to the.
Vieques Airport - Vieques Airport Vieques Airport is a small commercial air facility in the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Because a large amount of Vieques' yearly revenues come from the tourism industry, this small airport plays an important part in Vieques' economic outlook. The airport has been for decades the hub of Vieques Air Link, and also a landing facility for a number of small airlines. When anti-military demonstrators started flocking into Vieques, both by air and sea, in 1999, Vieques Airport saw a considerable increase to it's normal yearly average of passengers. In addition, many celebrities who travelled from all over Puerto Rico and Latin America to join the protesters arrived at Vieques through this airport. When Carla Tricoli, a Vieques native, won the 2002 Miss Puerto.
Cause of Vieques - Cause of Vieques The Cause of Vieques was a civic, social, peaceful, and national movement that emerged in Puerto Rico during the Navy-Vieques protests. The movement was pivotal to the United States Navy abandoning of its facilities on the Puerto Rican island-municipality of Vieques. The Cause of Vieques is also used in reference to the cause followed by those who supported the cease of the bombing target practices in Vieques. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Background 2 Points of views among the supporters 3 Movement leaders 4 See also Background Main article: Navy-Vieques protests. During the 1940s the U.S. Navy purchased about 4/5 parts of Vieques grounds by compensated land expropiation, and then later started using them as bombing target practice grounds. In 1999, the death of.
List of Puerto Ricans - List of Puerto Ricans List of famous Puerto Ricans, in alphabetical order by last names (where applicable) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Musicians and Singers 2 Journalists 3 Actors and actresses 4 Athletes 5 Astrology 6 Beauty Queens 7 Mr. Universe 8 Religion 9 Authors 10 Artists 11 Military 12 Politics 13 Industry 14 Educators 15 Phycisians 16 Others Musicians and Singers Marc Anthony Chucho Avellanet Lucecita Benítez Big Pun Miguel Cancel Iris Chacón Chayanne Willie Colon Tony D' Astro Edgardo Diaz Fat Joe Noel Estrada Rene Farrait José Feliciano Rafael Hernández Jennifer Lopez Johnny Lozada Ricky Martin Charlie Masso Ricky Melendez Luis Miguel Puerto Rican born Mexican citizen Yolandita Monge Juan Morel Campos Ednita Nazario Frankie Negrón Luis "Perico" Ortiz Tito Puente Danny Rivera Ralphy Rodriguez.
List of Puerto Rican companies - List of Puerto Rican companies This is a list of companies from Puerto Rico. See the lists of companies for lists of companies from other countries. Agencias Bithorn (travel agency) Ajili Mojili (restaurant) Amigo Supermarkets Antojitos.Com (online shopping) Bacardi (liquor producer) Banco Popular De Puerto Rico (BPPR) Buxeda (funeral home) Casa De Los Tapes (music store) Condom World (chain of sex and lifestyles stores) Ehret (funeral home) El Nuevo Dia (newspapers) El Vocero (newspapers) Filler (food snacks maker) Fina Air (airline) Island Finance (money loaner) Me Salve (store chain) Pitusa (store chain) Pollos Picu (chicken food manufacturer) Prinair (airline) Promotores Latinos (show business company) Pueblo Supermarkets Serralles (liquor maker) Telemundo Puerto Rico (television channel) Tele-Once (television channel) Televideo (video store chain) Tol Air (cargo airline) Tiendas Topeka.
List of famous Navy-Vieques protesters and supporters - List of famous Navy-Vieques protesters and supporters See this article's discussion page for more information. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Famous protesters / arrested / imprisoned 1.1 Celebrities 1.2 Natives of Vieques 1.3 Native fishers of Vieques 1.4 Politicians 1.5 Religious 1.6 Others 2 Famous supporters 2.7 People 2.7.1 Athletes 2.7.2 Celebrities 2.7.3 Nobel Prize Laureates / Winners 2.7.4 Politicians 2.7.4.1 Members of Congress / United States Senators 2.7.5 Religious 2.7.6 Others 2.8 Organizations 2.8.7 Political 2.8.8 Puerto Rican 2.8.9 Religious 2.8.10 Terrorist groups 2.8.11 Others 3 See also 4 References Famous protesters / arrested / imprisoned Name Arrest Imprisonment Remarks Celebrities Edward James Olmos April 28, 2001 20 days Actor Paid $3,000 bail Danny Rivera Yes Few months Singer Robert Kennedy, Jr April 28, 2001 No Enviromentalist lawyer.
Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport - car from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. It is adjacent to the San Juan bay and overlooks Catano. Isla Grande was Puerto Rico's main international airport until 1954, when Luis Munoz Marin was built.Until that year, international airlines such as Lufthansa, Iberia Airlines, Pan Am and other majors flew to Isla Grande. However, since Isla Grande airport was not built to accept jets, all international airlines then moved their operations in Puerto Rico to Luis Munoz Marin airport, then Isla Verde International Airport. While Isla Grande's main operation is with general aviation, it is still a commercial airport, dealing with some domestic commercial flights. In 1994, a United Airlines pilot who was travelling for the first time to Puerto Rico, confused Isla Grande airport with the international airport, and accidentally landed.
Edward James Olmos - and starred in the multigeneratinal story of a Chicano family in Mi Famila (My Family) in 1995. Olmos has often become involved in political activism. He makes frequent appearances at juvenile halls and detention centers to speak to teenagers at risk. He has also been an international ambassador for UNICEF. In 2001, he was arrested and spent 20 days in prison for taking part in demonstrations against United States Navy bombings of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Olmos is married to actress Lorraine Bracco. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd..
El Vocero - El Vocero El Vocero is a Puerto Rican newspaper that is published in the Puerta de Tierra barrio, in the city of San Juan. Published since the 1970s, El Vocero was at first the third of the four large Puerto Rico newspapers, trailing El Mundo and El Nuevo Dia (then El Dia), and leading El Reportero in sales. With the temporary demise in the late 1980s of El Mundo, El Vocero became even more popular, becoming the country's second largest newspaper. For most of its history, El Vocero was known as a sensationalist newspaper that carried all the violent news, such as murders, drug arrests, rapes, and child kidnappings. However, in the early 2000s, with a new board of directors, the newspaper changed its direction, carrying more political news and.
USS Virginia (CGN-38) - Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The guided-missile cruiser returned to Norfolk on 23 March and resumed local operations. That employment lasted until 23 August when Virginia embarked upon a cruise to northern Europe to participate in Operation "Northern Wedding, a NATO exercise, the purpose of which was to test the ability to reinforce NATO forces in western Europe. During that deployment, she visited Oslo in Norway, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and Portsmouth in England. The warship departed the latter port on 3 October and reentered Norfolk on the 12th. On 16 November, she put to sea for training exercises in the Gulf of Mexico. During that voyage, she made a port visit at Mobile, Alabama, and conducted naval gunfire support training at Vieques Island near Puerto Rico. She made.
