Puerto Rico 
 

to 1 Jan 1899                         Adopted 1 Jan 1899        22 Dec 1895 - 24 Jul 1952 (unofficial),                 Adopted 24 Jul 1952           22 Dec 1895 - 3 Aug 1995 Variant Map of Puerto Rico Hear National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" Hear Local Anthem "La Borinqueña" Adopted 1952 (Lyrics 1977) Constitution (25 Jul 1952) Capital: San Juan Currency: U.S. Dollar (USD) National Holiday: 4 Jul (1776) U.S. Independence Day -------------------------------------- Local Holiday: 25 Jul (1952) Commonwealth Day Population: 3,989,133 (2011) GDP: $64.8 billion (2010) Exports: $68.8 billion (2010) Imports: $41.4 billion (2010)  Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%,  Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% (2007) Total Active U.S. Armed Forces: 198 (2006) Defense is the Responsibility of the U.S. Merchant marine: 3 ships (2010) Religions: Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 13%, independent Christian 6%, Jehovah's Witness 2%, nonreligious/atheist 2%, Spiritist 1%, other 2% (2000) International Organizations/Treaties: CAP (observer), Caricom (observer),  Interpol  (subbureau), IOC, ITUC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU, WHO (associate) Puerto Rico Index Chronology 19 Nov 1493                Discovered and claimed for Spain by Christopher                              Columbus, named Isla de San Juan Bautista. 12 Aug 1508                Spanish colony; subordinated to Santo Domingo                              (to 1797). 24 Sep 1868 - Oct 1868     Lares Rebellion, Republic of Puerto Rico.  9 Nov 1897                Autonomy granted. 25 Jul 1898                Occupied by U.S. 10 Dec 1898                Ceded to U.S. by Spain; spelled                              Porto Rico until 17 May 1932.  1 Jan 1899                Spain cedes colonial authority to U.S.                               (de jure 11 Apr 1899); subordinated to                               War Department until 1935; then Department                               of the Interior to 1952.  2 Mar 1917                U.S. territory. 25 Jul 1952                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado                              de Puerto Rico). 23 Jul 1967                Referendum votes 60%-39% status quo over statehood. 14 Nov 1993                Referendum votes 48%-46% status quo over statehood. 13 Dec 1998                Referendum votes 50%-46% status quo over statehood. Mayors of San Juan Mona Island Culebra Island (1874-1917) Vieques Island (1811-1854)

Governors
1505                       Vicente Yáñez Pinzón               (b. 1463 - d. 1514)
                             (did not take office)
1508 - Oct 1509            Juan Ponce de León (1st time)      (b. 1460 - d. 1521)
Oct 1509 - Mar 1510        Juan Cerón (1st time)(alcalde mayor)
Mar 1510 - 1511            Juan Ponce de León (2nd time)      (s.a.)
1511 - 1513                Juan Cerón (2nd time)
1513 - 1514                Rodrigo Moscoso 
1514                       Gonzalo de Ovalle
                             (did not take office)
1514 - 1515                Cristóbal de Mendoza 
1515 - 1519                Juan Ponce de León (3rd time)      (s.a.)
1519                       Sánchez Velázquez
1519 - 1521                Antonio de la Gama (1st time) 
1521 - 1523                Pedro Moreno (1st time) 
1523 - 1524                Alonso Manso, arzobispo            (b. 1460 - d. 1539)
                             de San Juan
1524 - 1529                Pedro Moreno (2nd time) 
1529 - 1530                Antonio de la Gama (2nd time) 
1530 - 1536                Francisco Manuel de Landó 
1536 - 1537                Vasco de Tiedra  
1537                       Jerónimo de Ortal
1537 - 1544                Alcaldes
1544                       Jerónimo Ledrón de Quinóñes
1544 - 1546                Iñigo López Cervantes  
1546 - 1550                Diego de Caraza (1st time) 
1550 - 1555                Luis de Vallejo 
1555                       Alonso Estévez  
1555 - 1561                Diego de Caraza (2nd time) 
1561 - 1564                Antonio de la Llama Vallejo 
1564 - 1568                Francisco Bahamonde de Lugo 
1568 - 1574                Francisco de Solís 
1575 - 1579                Francisco de Obando y Mejía
1579                       Juan Ponce de León II (acting)     (b. 1524 - d. 1591)  
1580                       Jerónimo de Agüero Campuzano
1580 - 1581                Juan de Céspedes
1581 - 1582                Juan López Melgarejo 
1582 - 1593                Diego Menéndez de Valdés 
1593 - 1597                Pedro Suárez de Coronel (1st time)
1597 - 1598                Antonio de Mosquero
1598 - 1599                Pedro Suárez de Coronel (2nd time)
1599 - 1602                Alonso de Mercado 
1602 - 1608                Sancho Ochóa y Castro, conde de
                             Salvatierra 
1608 - 1614                Gabriel de Rojas Párano
1614 - 1620                Felipe de Beaumont y Navarra 
1620 - 1625                Juan de Vargas
1625 - 1630                Juan de Haro y Sanvitores 
1631 - 1635                Enrique Enríquez de Sotomayor 
1635 - 1641                Iñigo de la Mota Sarmiento 
1641                       Agustín de Silva y Figueroa 
1642 - 1643                Juan de Bolaños 
1643 - 1648                Fernando de la Riva Agüero y
                             Setien 
1649 - 1655                Diego de Aguilera y Gamboa 
1655 - 1660                José Novoa y Moscoso Pérez y
                             Buitron 
1660 - 1664                Juan Pérez de Guzmán y Chagoyen 
1664 - 1670                Jerónimo de Velasco 
1670 - 1674                Gaspar de Arteaga y Aunoavidao
1674                       Diego Roblandillo
1674                       Baltasar de Figueroa y Castilla
1675 - 1678                Alonso de Campos y Espinosa 
1678 - 1683                Juan de Robles Lorenzana 
1683 - 1685                Gaspar Martínez de Andino 
1685 - 1690                Juan Francisco Medina (1st time)
1690 - 1695                Gaspar de Arredondo y Valle
                             (1st time) 
1695 - 1697                Juan Francisco Medina (2nd time) 
1697 - 1698                Tomas Franco
1698 - 1699                Antonio de Robles Silva 
17 Oct 1699 - Jun 1700     Gaspar de Arredondo y Valle 
                             (2nd time)
Jun 1700 - 23 Jul 1703     Gabriel Gutiérrez de Riva          (b. 16.. - d. 1703)
24 Jul 1703 - 12 Oct 1703  Diego Jiménez de Villarán (acting)
12 Oct 1703 - 25 Oct 1703  Gaspar de Olivares
                           + Andrés Montañez
                           (alcaldes ordinarios)
25 Oct 1703 - 27 Jul 1705  Francisco Sánchez Calderón (acting)
27 Jul 1705 - 26 Mar 1706  Pedro de Arroyo Guerrero (acting)
26 Mar 1706 - 24 Dec 1708  Juan López de Morla (acting)
24 Dec 1708 - 18 Jul 1711  Francisco Danío Granados (1st time)
18 Jul 1711 - 12 Feb 1716  Juan de Rivera
12 Feb 1716 - 30 Aug 1716  José Francisco Carreño (acting)
30 Aug 1716 -  7 Apr 1720  Alberto Bertodano
 7 Apr 1720 - 1724         Francisco Danío Granados (2nd time)
1724                       Antonio de Isasi
22 Aug 1724 - 11 Oct 1731  José Antonio de Mendizábal y Azcue
11 Oct 1731 - 28 Jun 1743  Matías de Abadía
28 Jun 1743 - 29 Oct 1743  Domingo Pérez de Mandares (acting)
29 Oct 1743 - 31 Dec 1750  Juan José Colomo
Jan 1751 -  8 Jul 1751     Agustín de Pareja                  (d. 1751)
 8 Jul 1751 - 1753         Esteban Bravo de Rivero (1st time)
                             (acting)
1753 - 30 Aug 1757         Felipe Ramírez de Estenos
30 Aug 1757 -  3 Jun 1759  Esteban Bravo de Rivero (2nd time)
                             (acting)
Jun 1759 -  7 Mar 1760     Mateo de Guazo Calderón            (d. 1760)
 7 Mar 1760 - 29 Nov 1760  Esteban Bravo de Rivero (3rd time)
                             (acting)
29 Nov 1760 - 12 Mar 1766  Ambrosio de Benavides Medina Liñán (b. 1718 - d. 1787)
                             y Torres
12 Mar 1766 - 22 Oct 1768  Marcos de Vergara
22 Oct 1768 - 29 Jul 1769  José Tentor (acting)
29 Jul 1769 -  2 Jun 1776  Miguel de Muesas
 2 Jun 1776 -  9 Apr 1783  José Dufresne
 9 Apr 1783 - 27 May 1789  Juan Andrés Dabán y Busterino      (b. 1724 - d. 1793)
27 May 1789 - 1789         Francisco Torralbo (1st time)
                             (acting)
1789 -  8 Jul 1792         Miguel Antonio de Ustáriz          (d. 1792)
 8 Jul 1792 - 1794         Francisco Torralbo (2nd time)
                             (acting)
1794 - 21 Mar 1795         Enrique Grimarest
21 Mar 1795 - 1804         Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez
Jan 1805 - Jun 1809        Toribio de Montes
Jun 1809 - May 1820        Salvador Meléndez y Ruíz
May 1820 - Aug 1820        Juan Vasco y Pascual
Aug 1820 - Feb 1822        Gonzalo de Arístegui y Herrera
Feb 1822 - May 1822        José de Navarro (acting)
May 1822 - Dec 1823        Francisco González de Linares
Dec 1823 - Jan 1837        Miguel Luciano de la Torre y       (b. 1786 - d. 1843)
                             Pando, (from 1836) conde de
                             Torrepando
Jan 1837 - Dec 1837        Francisco Javier de Moreda y
                             Prieto
Dec 1837 - Oct 1840        Miguel Lopéz de Baños
Oct 1840 - Apr 1844        Santiago Méndez de Vigo            (b. 1790 - d. 1860)
Apr 1844 - Dec 1847        Rafael Arístegui y Vélez,          (b. 1794 - d. 1863) 
                             conde de Mirasol
Dec 1847 - Dec 1848        Juan Prim de Prats y González      (b. 1814 - d. 1870)
Dec 1848 - Apr 1851        Juan González de la Pezuela y      (b. 18.. - d. 1907)
                             Ceballos, marqués de la Pezuela
Apr 1851 - May 1852        Enrique de España y Taberner, 
                             marqués de España, barón de
                             Ramefort
May 1852 - Jan 1855        Fernando de Norzagaray y Escudero  (d. 1860)
Jan 1855 - Aug 1855        Andrés García Camba                (b. 1793 - d. 1861)
Aug 1855 - Jan 1857        José de Lemery Ibrarrola Ney y     (b. 1811 - d. 1886)
                             Gonzáles 
Jan 1857 - Jul 1860        Fernando Cotoner y Chacón          (b. 1817 - d. 1888)
Jul 1860 - Aug 1861        Sabino Gamir Maladeñ (acting)
Aug 1861 - Mar 1862        Rafael Echagüe y Bermingham        (b. 1815 - d. 1887)
Mar 1862 - Apr 1862        Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez       (b. 1820 - d. 1882) 
                             (acting)
Apr 1862 - Nov 1865        Félix María de Messina e Iglesias  (b. 1798 - d. 1872)
Nov 1865 - Dec 1867        José María Marchesi y Oleaga       (b. 1801 - d. 1879)
Dec 1867 - Dec 1868        Julián Juan Pavía y Lacy
24 Sep 1868 - Oct 1868     Francisco Ramírez Medina           (b. c.1828 - d. ...)
                             (president; in rebellion)
30 Dec 1868 - 21 May 1870  José Laureano Sanz y Posse         (b. 1822 - d. 1898)
                             (1st time)
May 1870 - Sep 1871        Gabriel Baldrich i Palau           (b. 1814 - d. 1885)
Sep 1871 - Jul 1872        Ramón Gómez Pulido
Jul 1872 - Nov 1872        Simón de la Torre
Nov 1872 - Feb 1873        Joaquín Enrile Hernán
Feb 1873 - Apr 1873        Juan Martínez Plowes
Apr 1873 - Jan 1874        Rafael Primo de Rivera y           (b. 18.. - d. 1902) 
                             Sobremonte
 1 Feb 1874 - 15 Dec 1875  José Laureano Sanz y Posse         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
Dec 1875 - Oct 1877        Segundo de la Portilla Gutiérrez 
                             (1st time)
Oct 1877 - Apr 1878        Manuel de la Serna Hernández y
                             Pinzón, marqués de Irún
Apr 1878 - Jun 1878        José Gamir Maladeñ (acting)
Jun 1878 - Jul 1881        Eulogio Despujol y Dussay,         (b. 1834 - d. 1907)
                             conde de Caspe
Jul 1881 - Nov 1882        Segundo de la Portilla Gutiérrez 
                             (2nd time)
Nov 1882 - Jul 1884        Miguel de la Vega Inclán y Palma,
                             marqués de la Vega Inclán
Jul 1884 - Sep 1884        Carlos Suances Campos (1st time)
                             (acting)
Sep 1884 -  1 Nov 1884     Ramón Fajardo y Izquierdo          (b. 1826 - d. 1888)
 1 Nov 1884 - 23 Nov 1884  Carlos Suances Campos (2nd time) 
                             (acting)
23 Nov 1884 - 10 Jan 1887  Luis Dabán y Ramírez de Arellanó
10 Jan 1887 - 23 Mar 1887  Juan Contreras Martínez (1st time)
23 Mar 1887 - 11 Nov 1887  Romualdo Palacios González
11 Nov 1887 - 1888         Juan Contreras Martínez (2nd time)
                             (acting)
1888 - 1890                Pedro Ruíz Dana
1890                       José Pascual Bonanza (acting)
1890 - 1893                José Lasso y Pérez
1893 - 1895                Antonio Dabán y Ramírez de
                             Arrellanó
1895 - 1896                José Gamir
1896                       Emilio March (acting)
Governors-general
1896 - Jan 1898            Sabas Marín y González             (b. 1828 - d. 1901)
Jan 1898 - 11 Jan 1898     Ricardo de Ortega y Diez (1st time)(b. 1838 - d. 1917)
                             (acting)
11 Jan 1898                Andrés González Muñoz              (b. 1840 - d. 1898)
11 Jan 1898 -  3 Feb 1898  Ricardo de Ortega y Diez (2nd time)(s.a.)
                             (acting)
 3 Feb 1898 - 14 Oct 1898  Manuel Macías Casado               (b. 1845 - d. 1937)
14 Oct 1898 - 18 Oct 1898  Ricardo de Ortega y Diez (3rd time)(s.a.)
                             (acting)
Military Commandant
25 Jul 1898 - 21 Oct 1898  Nelson Appleton Miles              (b. 1835 - d. 1925)
Governors
21 Oct 1898 -  9 Dec 1898  John Ruller Brooke                 (b. 1838 - d. 1926)
 9 Dec 1898 -  9 May 1899  Guy Vernor Henry                   (b. 1839 - d. 1899)
 9 May 1899 -  1 May 1900  George Whitefield Davis            (b. 1839 - d. 1918)
 1 May 1900 - 15 Sep 1901  Charles Herbert Allen              (b. 1848 - d. 1934)
15 Sep 1901 -  4 Jul 1904  William Henry Hunt                 (b. 1857 - d. 1949)
 4 Jul 1904 - 18 Apr 1907  Beekman Winthrop                   (b. 1874 - d. 1940)
18 Apr 1907 -  6 Nov 1909  Regis Henry Prost                  (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
 6 Nov 1909 - 15 Nov 1913  George Radcliffe Colton            (b. 1866 - d. 1916)
15 Nov 1913 - May 1921     Arthur Yager                       (b. 1857 - d. 1941)
May 1921                   José E. Benedicto (acting)
15 May 1921 - Mar 1923     Emmet Montgomery Reily             (b. 1866 - d. 1954)
Mar 1923 -  6 Apr 1923     Juan Bernardo Huyke (acting)       (b. 1880 - d. 1961)
 6 Apr 1923 - 1929         Horace Mann Towner                 (b. 1855 - d. 1937)
1929                       James R. Beverly (1st time)(acting)(b. 1894 - d. 1967)
 9 Sep 1929 - Jan 1932     Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.            (b. 1887 - d. 1944)
Jan 1932 - Jul 1933        James R. Beverly (2nd time)(acting)(s.a.)
Jul 1933 - Jan 1934        Robert Hayes Gore                  (b. 1886 - d. 1972)
Jan 1934 -  5 Feb 1934     Benjamin Jason Horton (acting)     (b. 1873 - d. 1963)
 5 Feb 1934 - 25 Jun 1939  Blanton C. Winship                 (b. 1869 - d. 1947)
25 Jun 1939 - 11 Sep 1939  José E. Colón (acting)
11 Sep 1939 - 28 Nov 1940  William D. Leahy                   (b. 1875 - d. 1959)
28 Nov 1940 -  3 Feb 1941  José Miguel Gallardo (1st time)    (b. 1897 - d. 1976) 
                             (acting)
 3 Feb 1941 - 24 Jul 1941  Guy J. Swope (acting)              (b. 1892 - d. 1969)
24 Jul 1941 - 19 Sep 1941  José Miguel Gallardo (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting)
19 Sep 1941 -  3 Sep 1946  Rexford Guy Tugwell                (b. 1891 - d. 1979)
 3 Sep 1946 -  2 Jan 1949  Jesús Toribio Piñero               (b. 1897 - d. 1952)
 2 Jan 1949 -  2 Jan 1965  José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín      (b. 1898 - d. 1980)  PPD
 2 Jan 1965 -  2 Jan 1969  Roberto Sánchez Vilella            (b. 1913 - d. 1997)  PPD
 2 Jan 1969 -  2 Jan 1973  Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo          (b. 1904 - d. 2003)  PNP
 2 Jan 1973 -  2 Jan 1977  Rafael Hernández Colón (1st time)  (b. 1936)            PPD
 2 Jan 1977 -  2 Jan 1985  Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló      (b. 1932)            PNP
 2 Jan 1985 -  2 Jan 1993  Rafael Hernández Colón (2nd time)  (s.a.)               PPD
 2 Jan 1993 -  2 Jan 2001  Pedro Juan Rosselló González       (b. 1944)            PNP
 2 Jan 2001 -  2 Jan 2005  Sila María Calderón (f)            (b. 1942)            PPD
 2 Jan 2005 -  2 Jan 2009  Aníbal Acevedo Vilá                (b. 1962)            PPD
 2 Jan 2009 -              Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset      (b. 1960)            PNP

Presidents of the Cabinet
11 Feb 1898 - 21 Jul 1898  Francisco Mariano Quiñones         (b. 1830 - d. 1908)
21 Jul 1898 -  6 Feb 1899  Luis Muñoz Rivera                  (b. 1859 - d. 1916)
                             (suspended from 9 Dec 1898)

Party Abbreviations: PNP = Partido Nuevo Progresivo (New Progressive Party, pro-statehood, affiliated with U.S. Republican Party); PPD = Partido Popular Democrático (Popular Democratic Party, pro-commonwealth, affiliated with U.S. Democratic Party)

Mona

24 Sep 1494                Discovered and claimed for Spain by Columbus (Isla de la Mona).
1515 - 1516                Ownership of island under Fernando II de Aragón.
1516 - 1520                Ownership of island transferred to Francisco Jiménez Cardenal
                             Cisneros.
1520                       Annexed to Puerto Rico.
1520 - 1524                Ownership passes to Francisco de Barrionuevo.
1578 - 1843                Abandoned.
22 Dec 1919 - 1945         Administered by U.S. Forest Service.
1937 - 1942                Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
1945 - 1955                Leased to U.S. Air Force. 

16 Nov 1493                Discovered and claimed for Spain (Isla Pasaje).
1874 - 1875                Attempt to impose formal Spanish administration. 
27 Oct 1880                Annexed to Puerto Rico as a dependency.
1902 - 1917                Part of Vieques.
26 Jun 1903 -  1 Jul 1975  U.S. Navy annexes large parts of the island
                             as Culebra Naval Reservation.
1917                       Created a separate island municipality.

Governors
1874 - 1875                Stevens                            (d. 1875)
1875 - 27 Oct 1880         Vacant
27 Oct 1880 -  2 Aug 1881  Cayetano Escudero Sanz
Delegates
 2 Aug 1881 - 1891?        Cayetano Escudero Sanz
1891 - 1892                Florentino Flaile Moscat
1893 - 1894                Ramiro Matute de Tejada
1895 - 1896                Antonio Moreno y Ramírez
1897 - 1898                Manuel Vázquez Alayón
1899 - 1905                Leopoldo Padrón Rivera
1906 - 1912                Pedro Márquez Morales
1913 - 1916                Alejandro Márquez Laureano

19 Nov 1493                Discovered and claimed for Spain by Columbus.
.... - 1647                Attempted French settlement.
1688 - Dec 1689            Attempted English settlement under William Pellet (Crab Island).
26 Aug 1717 - 10 Feb 1718  Attempted British settlement under Abraham Howell (Crab Island).
c.1745 - 1751              Attempted British settlement.
1811                       Spanish administration begins (previously claimed by
                             Britain, Denmark and France).
1854                       Annexed to Puerto Rico, becoming an island municipality.
10 Dec 1941 -  1 May 2003  2/3 of island under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy as part of
                             Roosevelt Roads Naval Station.

Commanders 
1811 - 1828                Juan Roselló
1828 - 1829                Francisco Roselló                 (d. 1832)
1829 - 1832                José Moyano
 1 May 1832 -  8 Jul 1843  Teófilo José Jaime María Le       (d. 1843)
                             Guillou
Mayors (Alcaldes)
1843 - 1852                Francisco Sáenz (Sainz)
1852 - 1854                José Astorga