Gov. Ricardo Rosselló made his resignation official Wednesday evening, making him the first governor to resign in Puerto Rico history. The pivotal moment was led up by nearly two weeks of daily ...

"Never seen coraje (anger) turn so quickly into coraje (courage) ... In solidarity with [Puerto Rico flag emoji] en las buenas y en las malas [translation: in the bad and the good]." Residente ...

The First Flag: Starting in 1493, the Spanish empire controlled Puerto Rico for more than 400 years, a violent period marked by the genocide of the indigenous Taíno people and the importation of ...

They commissioned Puerto Rico-born artist Hector Collazo Hernández to create the mural, entitled “Plantando Bandera (Staking Your Flag).” The flag was an instant hit with visitors who lined ...

And that motivated me even more,” Collazo said as he recalled how his flag-painting project began. The title for the project was easy because Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities. But the reason ...

1. The flag was first used on Dec. 22, 1895, when a group of Puerto Ricans gathered in New York City to show their support for independence for Cuba and Puerto Rico from Spain.

What if Puerto Rico becomes a state? Flag Day food for thought. By ABC News. June 14, 2013, 3:09 PM. June 14, 2013— -- intro: As holidays go, Flag Day doesn't get much respect.

A woman waves the flag of Puerto Rico during a news conference on Puerto Rican statehood on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. A TikTok video claims that in Florida displaying ...