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Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Puerto Rico in 1493 on his second voyage of discovery, and originally named it ''San Juan Bautista'' in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The name of the island's present day capital, San Juan, honors the name Columbus first gave the island. It was then settled by explorer Ponce de Leon, and the island was under Spanish possession for over four centuries. Puerto Rico became United States territory under the Treaty of Paris, which also ended the Spanish–American War. The United States passed Law 5600 giving Puerto Rico authorization to create and approve its own constitution. The relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico is known in English as a ''commonwealth''. There is no precise Spanish equivalent to this word; thus, it is translated as ''estado libre associado'' (literally, "freely-associated state").

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Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Puerto Rico in 1493 on his second voyage of discovery, and originally named it ''San Juan Bautista'' in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The name of the island's present day capital, San Juan, honors the name Columbus first gave the island. It was then settled by explorer Ponce de Leon, and the island was under Spanish possession for over four centuries. Puerto Rico became United States territory under the Treaty of Paris, which also ended the Spanish–American War. The United States passed Law 5600 giving Puerto Rico authorization to create and approve its own constitution. The relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico is known in English as a ''commonwealth''. There is no precise Spanish equivalent to this word; thus, it is translated as ''estado libre associado'' (literally, "freely-associated state").

===Climate===

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 ==Understand==
 ===History===
-Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Puerto Rico in 1493 on his second voyage of discovery, and originally named it ''San Juan Bautista'' in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The name of the island's present day capital, San Juan, honors the name Columbus first gave the island. It was then settled by explorer Ponce de Leon, and the island was under Spanish possession for over four centuries. Puerto Rico became United States territory under the Treaty of Paris, which also ended the Spanish–American War. The United States passed Law 5600 giving Puerto Rico authorization to create and approve its own constitution. The relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico is known in English as a ''commonwealth''. There is no precise Spanish equivalent to this word; thus, it is translated as ''estado libre associado'' (literally, "freely-associated state").
+Christopher Columbus  landed on the island of Puerto Rico in 1493 on his second voyage of discovery, and originally named it ''San Juan Bautista'' in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The name of the island's present day capital, San Juan, honors the name Columbus first gave the island. It was then settled by explorer Ponce de Leon, and the island was under Spanish possession for over four centuries. Puerto Rico became United States territory under the Treaty of Paris, which also ended the Spanish–American War. The United States passed Law 5600 giving Puerto Rico authorization to create and approve its own constitution. The relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico is known in English as a ''commonwealth''. There is no precise Spanish equivalent to this word; thus, it is translated as ''estado libre associado'' (literally, "freely-associated state").
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