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Student Name: James WoodStudent Name: James Wood

Date: 5/13/10Date: 5/13/10

Where is Puerto Rico Where is Puerto Rico located?located?• located in the northeastern Caribbean located in the northeastern Caribbean

Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands west of the Virgin Islands

Flag, Motto, Anthem:Flag, Motto, Anthem:– La tierra de Borinquen La tierra de Borinquen – donde he nacido yo donde he nacido yo – es un jardín florido es un jardín florido – de mágico primor. de mágico primor. – Un cielo siempre nítido Un cielo siempre nítido – le sirve de dosel le sirve de dosel – y dan arrullos plácidos y dan arrullos plácidos – las olas a sus pies. las olas a sus pies. – Cuando a sus playas llegó Colón Cuando a sus playas llegó Colón – Exclamó lleno de admiración: Exclamó lleno de admiración: – "Oh!, oh!, oh!, esta es la linda tierra "Oh!, oh!, oh!, esta es la linda tierra – que busco yo". que busco yo". – Es Borinquen la hija, Es Borinquen la hija, – la hija del mar y el sol, la hija del mar y el sol, – del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, – del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, – del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol, – del mar y el sol. del mar y el sol. – The land of BorinquenThe land of Borinquen – where I have been bornwhere I have been born – is a flowery gardenis a flowery garden – of magical beauty.of magical beauty. – A constantly clear skyA constantly clear sky – serves as its canopyserves as its canopy – and placid lullabies are sungand placid lullabies are sung – by the waves at its feet.by the waves at its feet. – When at her beaches Columbus arrivedWhen at her beaches Columbus arrived – full of awe he exclaimed,full of awe he exclaimed, – "Oh!, oh!, oh!, this is the lovely land"Oh!, oh!, oh!, this is the lovely land – that I seek"that I seek" – Borinquen is the daughter,Borinquen is the daughter, – the daughter of the sea and the sun.the daughter of the sea and the sun. – Of the sea and the sun,Of the sea and the sun, – of the sea and the sun,of the sea and the sun, – of the sea and the sun,of the sea and the sun, – of the sea and the sun.of the sea and the sun.

Sports:Sports:

• Baseball was one Baseball was one of the first sports of the first sports to gain widespread to gain widespread popularity in popularity in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

• Basketball, Boxing, Basketball, Boxing, Volleyball, soccerVolleyball, soccer

History:History:

• The The history of Puerto Ricohistory of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of began with the settlement of the archipelago of Puerto Rico the archipelago of Puerto Rico by the Ortoiroid people between by the Ortoiroid people between 3000 and 2000 BC. Other tribes, 3000 and 2000 BC. Other tribes, such as the Saladoid and such as the Saladoid and Arawak Indians, populated the Arawak Indians, populated the island between 430 BC and island between 430 BC and 1000 AD. At the time of 1000 AD. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492, the in the New World in 1492, the dominant indigenous culture dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taínos. The was that of the Taínos. The Taíno culture died out during Taíno culture died out during the latter half of the 16th the latter half of the 16th century because of exploitation century because of exploitation by Spanish settlers, the war by Spanish settlers, the war they waged on the Taíno, and they waged on the Taíno, and diseases introduced by the diseases introduced by the invaders.invaders.

Famous People / Role Famous People / Role Models:Models:

• Alex RodriguezAlex Rodriguez

• Marc AnthonyMarc Anthony

• Jennifer LopezJennifer Lopez

• Clemente, Clemente, RobertoRoberto

• Sánchez, Luis Sánchez, Luis RafaelRafael

What do you or your peers What do you or your peers like the most about Puerto like the most about Puerto Rico?Rico? • Their Beaches, and Their Beaches, and

their People and their People and their foodtheir food