Today in History: Puerto Rico
Today in History–October 18–the Library of Congress features Puerto Rico. On this date in 1898, American troops fighting in the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of this former Spanish colony. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section then click the links below to access more primary sources about this current U.S. commonwealth.
Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War primary source collection
Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age primary source collection | teaching ideas
Puerto Rico’s Plantation Economy: Snapshots from the Library of Congress
On Language and Colony story map
Discover Puerto Rico, USA primary source set
Puerto Rico audio oral histories & songs
Puerto Rican literary recordings
Puerto Rico books (mostly in Spanish)
Puerto Rico historical newspaper coverage
Historical newspaper coverage related to Puerto Rican immigration
Puerto Rican Song article from The Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America
Puerto Rican / Cuban immigration presentation
I’d Still be Puerto Rican, Even if Born on the Moon: Documenting Puerto Rican Migration & Community through the Arts streaming webcast
Worst. Birthday. Ever. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, United States Territories In Custodia Legis
U.S. legislation related to Puerto Rico
Guide to Law Online: U.S. Puerto Rico
Library blog posts
- 100 Years of Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Becomes a U.S. Territory In Custodia Legis
- Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the 20th Century Teaching with the Library
- A Patchwork of Plantations in Puerto Rico Worlds Revealed
- The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico In Custodia Legis
- Worst. Birthday. Ever. Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, United States Territories In Custodia Legis