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Name Restoration to Puerto Rico

When: 1931
Where: Puerto Rico
Part of: U.S. military government renames Puerto Rico as Porto Rico

The name was changed back to Puerto Rico in 1931 by a joint resolution in Congress.

In 1931, a joint resolution in Congress introduced by Félix Córdova Dávila changed the name back to Puerto Rico. This action reversed the earlier change to Porto Rico made by the United States.

Sources

Puerto Rico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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