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Carolina
(Encyclopedia)Carolina kärōlēˈnä [key], city, Puerto Rico. Located 7 mi (11 km) SE of San Juan, it is a ...Albizu Campos, Pedro
(Encyclopedia)Albizu Campos, Pedro pāˈdrō älbēˈso͞o kämˈpōs [key], 1891–1965, Puerto Rican political leader. After service in an African-American unit during World War I he developed a lasting enmity fo...Hostos, Eugenio María de
(Encyclopedia)Hostos, Eugenio María de āo͞ohāˈnyō märēˈä dā ōˈstōs [key], 1839–1903, Latin American philosopher, sociologist, writer, and political and educational reformer, b. Puerto Rico, educated...Hernández Colón, Rafael
(Encyclopedia)Hernández Colón, Rafael räfäĕlˈ ĕrnänˈdĕs kōlōnˈ [key], 1936–2019, governor of Puerto Rico (1973–77, 1985–93). An honors graduate of Johns Hopkins (1956) and the Univ. of Puerto Ric...Ponce de León, Juan
(Encyclopedia)Ponce de León, Juan pŏns də lēˈŏn, Span. hwän pōnˈthā dā lāōnˈ [key], c.1460–1521, Spanish explorer, first Westerner to reach Florida. He served against the Moors of Granada, and in 14...San Germán
(Encyclopedia)San Germán sän hārmänˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 34,962), SW Puerto Rico, in an agricultural area producing coffee, sugar, tobacco, and fruit. The original village was founded in 1511, but it was ea...Mona Passage
(Encyclopedia)Mona Passage mōˈnä, –nə [key], strait, c.80 mi (130 km) wide, between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Connecting the N Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea, it is a favored shipping lan...rum
(Encyclopedia)rum, spirituous liquor made from fermented sugarcane products. Prepared by fermentation, distillation, and aging, it is made from the molasses and foam that rise to the top of boiled sugarcane juice. ...Badillo, Herman
(Encyclopedia)Badillo, Herman bädēˈyō [key], 1929–2014, U.S. politician, b. Caguas, Puerto Rico, grad. City College (now part of the City Univ. of New York), 1951, Brooklyn Law School, 1954. As a Democrat, he...Fajardo
(Encyclopedia)Fajardo fähärˈdō [key], town, NE Puerto Rico. Its manufactures include cigars, and metal ...Browse by Subject
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