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Name Change to Porto Rico
- When
- after 1898
- Where
- Puerto Rico
The United States changed the name of the island to Porto Rico following the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
After the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States changed the name of the island to Porto Rico. The renaming followed the treaty that concluded the Spanish–American War, in which the United States acquired Puerto Rico.
Sources
- Puerto Rico Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
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