1898
1950s
1940s
1868
1930s
1999
1917
1500s
1492
The Ponce Massacre & Puerto Rican women are sterilized
Spanish-American War ends, Puerto Rico becomes a USA colony
Puerto Rican nationalist fight for Puerto Rican independence and are jailed
Europeans arrive to the island
Enslaved Africans arrive to the island
Puerto Ricans protest the bombing of Vieques
The Jones Act is passed, Puerto Ricans are granted 'citizenship'
The Great Migration, Puerto Ricans start to leave the island in unprecedented numbers
El Grito de Lares, Puerto Ricans fight against Spanish rule