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Sports in Puerto Rico - Pre-Columbian Era.
The Tainos who inhabited Puerto Rico before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, played a series of games which were both ceremonial and diversional, such as races, contests involving body strength and fishing. However, the two most important of these sports were the simulated warrior fights (similar to the gladiators) and ball playing. The ball game was played in a field, which they called "Batey", situated in the middle of the village. The fields were either sh ...
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - History When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island "Borikén." The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage to the Antilles, on November 19, 1493. Some say that Puerto Rico was not discovered by Columbus but by Martín Alonso Pinzón in 1492 when he separated from Columbus and went exploring on his own. The Pinzón family was given one year by the Spanish court to start a settlement in Puerto Rico which woul ...
See also:Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports Read more here: » Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - History |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Geography Puerto Rico consists of the main island of Puerto Rico and various smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, Mona, Desecheo, and Caja de Muertos. Of the latter five, only Culebra and Vieques are inhabited year-round. Mona is uninhabited through large parts of the year except for employees of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources.
The mainland measures some 170 km by 60 km (105 miles by 35 miles). It has a population of approximately 4 million. The capital city, San Juan, is located on the main island's north coast and h ...
See also:Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports Read more here: » Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Geography |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Politics The island government is based on the U.S. Republic system composed of 3 branches: the Executive branch headed by the Governor, the Legislative branch consisting of a bicameral Legislative Assembly (a Senate and a House of Representatives) and the Judicial branch. The legal system is based on a mix of the Civil Law and the Common Law systems. The governor as well as legislators are elected by popular vote every four years. Members of the Judicial branch are appointed by the governor and approved by the senate. The island is divided into 78 municipalities, whi ...
See also:Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports Read more here: » Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Politics |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Black history in Puerto Rico - Modern society The term Negro(a) or Negrito(a), which means small black person, originated during the African slave trade and was used to describe a person of visible African descent (i.e., Negro Jose or Negra Maria). Today the word has lost its negative connotations and is often applied to another as a term of endearment regardless of his or her background. In 2003, several major DNA studies done at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez discovered that 61%, 27%, and 12% of Puerto Ricans have Taino, African, and European ancestry, ...
See also:Black history in Puerto Rico, Black history in Puerto Rico - Colonial Era, Black history in Puerto Rico - Pre-Columbian contact, Black history in Puerto Rico - Slavery, Black history in Puerto Rico - Abolition, Black history in Puerto Rico - Modern society Read more here: » Black history in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Black history in Puerto Rico - Modern society |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Political divisions As a Commonwealth associated with the United States, Puerto Rico does not have any first-order administrative divisions as defined by the U.S. Government, but there are 78 municipalities at the second level (Mona Island is not a municipality, but part of the municipality of Mayagüez). Each municipality has a mayor and a municipal legislature elected for a 4 year term.
The first municipality (back then called town) of Puerto Rico, San Juan, was founded in 1521. In the 16th century two more municipalities were established, Coamo (1570) ...
See also:Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports Read more here: » Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Political divisions |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Economy The economic conditions in Puerto Rico have improved dramatically since the Great Depression due to external investment in capital-intensive industry such as petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and technology. Once the beneficiary of special tax treatment from the U.S. government, today local industries must compete with those in more economically depressed parts of the world where wages are not subject to U.S. minimum wage legislation. In recent years, some U.S. and foreign owned factories have moved to lower wage countries in Latin America and Asia. Puerto Rico is subje ...
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Culture
Puerto Rico - Education.
Education in Puerto Rico is divided into four levels. These are elementary, intermediate, high school and the university level. Students can attend either a public or a private school. Public schools are run by the state while private schools are run by private institutions, predominantly the Roman Catholic Church. The only public university system in Puerto Rico is the University of Puerto Rico.
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See also:Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports Read more here: » Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Culture |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - Demographics Puerto Rico has sometimes been said to have a "White" majority, an extinct Amerindian population, persons of mixed ancestry, Africans and a small Asian minority. However, broad US census categories have disallowed the mixed ancestry of most Puerto Ricans to be officially acknowledged; and most on the island tend to agree that what is "Puerto Rican" is generally a varied combination of Amerindian, African, and Spanish traits. According to a 2003 study, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, Puerto Rican ancestry was measured through ...
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - History When Europeans first arrived, the island of Puerto Rico was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. The Taínos called the island "Borikén." The first European contact was made by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage to the Antilles, on November 19, 1493. Some say that Puerto Rico was not discovered by Columbus but by Martin Alonzo Pinzón in 1492 when he separated from Columbus and went exploring on his own. The Pinzón family was given one year by the Spanish court to start a settlement in Puerto Rico which would ...
See also:Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico - History, Puerto Rico - Geography, Puerto Rico - Geology, Puerto Rico - Politics, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Political Status and International Law, Puerto Rico - Political divisions, Puerto Rico - Economy, Puerto Rico - Demographics, Puerto Rico - Languages, Puerto Rico - Religion, Puerto Rico - Culture, Puerto Rico - Education, Puerto Rico - Sports, Puerto Rico - Flora and Fauna, Puerto Rico - Notes Read more here: » Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rico - History |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - O.J. Santiago - Biography O.J. Santiago attended Kent State from 1992 to 1996. He had a notable career at Kent State, and in 1997, he was chosen by the Atlanta Falcons. During his first year, he ran for 217 yards in eleven games, for an average of 12.8 yards per catch. In 1998, his yardage numbers went up to 478 yards run in 16 games, for an average of 15.9 yards run per catch.
In 2000, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns, where his yard numbers went down. After spending the 2002 season injured, he played in the 2003 season for the Oakland Raiders, where he ...
See also:O.J. Santiago, O.J. Santiago - Biography, O.J. Santiago - Statistics Read more here: » O.J. Santiago: Encyclopedia II - O.J. Santiago - Biography |
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| | | | Sports in Puerto Rico: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rican national basketball team - History In the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the team reached the fourth place thanks to the contribution of Juan "Pachín" Vicéns. This was the highest place they had reached since the teams birth. However, during the 1970s, the team had a varying degree of success on these competitions.
The 1980s, it could be said, were the team's golden years. They earned gold medals at the 1983 Venezuela Pan American Games, the 1986 Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean games, and the 1989 Mexico Centrobasket. After that triumph, the Puerto Rican play ...
See also:Puerto Rican national basketball team, Puerto Rican national basketball team - History, Puerto Rican national basketball team - Uniform, Puerto Rican national basketball team - Partial list of notable players on the team Read more here: » Puerto Rican national basketball team: Encyclopedia II - Puerto Rican national basketball team - History |
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