Spanish colonization of Puerto Rico

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:beganIn 1508
gptkbp:capitalEstablishedAt gptkb:San_Juan
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:Spanish–American_War
1898
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Spanish_Crown
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish colonization of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:introduced plantation agriculture
fortifications (e.g., El Morro)
gptkbp:introducedLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:introducedReligion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Taíno_people
African slaves
Spanish settlers
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Juan_Ponce_de_León
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)
gptkb:Grito_de_Lares_(1868_uprising)
gptkb:Royal_Decree_of_Graces_of_1815
Spanish colonial architecture
Catholic missions
introduction of cattle
introduction of horses
introduction of sugarcane
importation of African slaves
introduction of European diseases
military garrisons
introduction of Spanish education system
introduction of Spanish legal system
Spanish rule in Puerto Rico
abolition of slavery in 1873
construction of San Juan Bautista Cathedral
creation of Puerto Rican identity
creation of municipalities
decline of Taíno population
establishment of cabildos (local councils)
forced labor systems (encomienda)
importation of Canarian settlers
importation of Corsican settlers
importation of French settlers
importation of German settlers
importation of Irish settlers
importation of Italian settlers
importation of Scottish settlers
introduction of Spanish currency
introduction of coffee
mestizaje (racial mixing)
transfer of Puerto Rico to United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Juan_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7