This content was published more than 2 months ago. We are part of In his second term, Trump has been engaged in a new imperialism that seeks to turn Canada into the 51st state, annex Greenland and ...

By virtue of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States, which under the terms of the treaty acquired the rights to dispose of the civil rights of its inhabitants by ...

On December 10, 1898, Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris to end the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the United states under the treaty and the ...

It has been under Spanish rule for over 400 years.War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris with Spain ceding Puerto Rico to the United States, along with other territories like Guam.

On December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was signed through which Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States and, as a result, all those born on the island lost their Spanish nationality.

As pat of this wider war, US troops land on Puerto Rico and swiftly defeat Spanish forces. Spain and US sign the Treaty of Paris. Spain cedes ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to ...