Spanish Puerto Rico

thumb|200px|Francisco Hernández Girón was a Spanish encomendero in the [[Viceroyalty of Peru who protested the New Laws in 1553. These laws, passed in 1542 but repealed in 1545, gave certain rights to indigenous peoples and protected them against abuses. Drawing by Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala.]]

1492–1504 voyages to the Americas; beginning of the Columbian exchange

aspect of history

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Spanish 1580-1898 possession in the Caribbean

The Repartimiento () (Spanish, "distribution, partition, or division") was a colonial labor system imposed upon the indigenous population of Spanish America and the Philippines. In concept, it was similar to other tribute-labor systems, such as the ''mit'a of the Inca Empire or the corvée of the Ancien Régime de France: Through the pueblos de indios, the Amerindians were drafted work for cycles of weeks, months, or years, on farms, in mines, in workshops (obrajes''), and public projects.

first revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico

Spanish monk and writer (1745-1813)

first court of the Spanish crown in America

Roman Catholic bishop

Spanish victory during the Anglo–Spanish War

1815 Real Cédula approved by the Spanish Crown

1598 English force of 20 ships took San Juan from Spain for 65 days