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Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean region in which inhabitants were Spanish nationals from 1508 until the Spanish–American War in 1898, from which point they derived their nationality from United States law.
As citizens of a U.S. territory, Puerto Ricans have automatic birthright American citizenship, and are considerably influenced by American culture. The population of Puerto Ricans is between 9 and 10 million worldwide, with the overwhelming majority residing in Puerto Rico and mainland United States.
Learn about Puerto Rican nationality, a topic covered by Britannica in various articles on Hispanics, geography, and culture. Find out how Puerto Ricans are defined, counted, and represented in the United States and elsewhere.
Puerto Rican citizenship and nationality explained. Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean region in which inhabitants were Spanish nationals from 1508 until the Spanish–American War in 1898, from which point they derived their nationality from United States law.
3 de mar. de 2017 · The Nationality Act of 1940 established that Puerto Rico was a part of the United States for citizenship purposes. Since Jan. 13, 1941, birth in Puerto Rico amounts to birth in the United States...
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Há 2 dias · Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Spanish Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, is the self-governing island commonwealth of the West Indies, associated with the United States.
The new Puerto Rican citizenship affirmed the inclusion of Puerto Rico within the U.S. global empire while simultaneously excluding Puerto Ricans from equal membership within the Anglo-American polity.
