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Nov 3, 1493
Columbus lands on island
First contact of native inhabitants -- Tainos -- with Europeans: Columbus along with Juan Ponce de Leon lands ?? with xx number of men on ??ship. He and his men, ??? Columbus names the island San Juan Bautista. -
Period: Nov 3, 1493 to
English in Puerto Rico
From the first European contact to present day - a history of the English language in Puerto Rico -
U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico
U.S. invades Puerto Rico by bombing Old San Juan and blockading the harbor during the Spanish American War.