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colonization of puerto rico, attempts were made to wrest control of puerto rico from spain. the caribs, a raiding tribe of the caribbean, attacked spanish settlements along the banks of the daguao and macao rivers in and again in but each time they were repelled by spanish firepower. however, these would not
conditional citizenship. on august , , the royal decree of grace was issued, allowing foreigners to enter puerto rico (including french refugees from hispaniola), and opening the port to trade with nations other than spain. this was the beginning of agriculture-based economic growth, with sugar, tobacco...
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