The complete history of Puerto Rico, told from the beginning. Every claim sourced. Read it beginning to end.
The Taíno civilization that thrived on Borikén for thousands of years before European contact.
Colonization, slavery, resistance, and the brief taste of autonomy that was stolen.
How the United States took Puerto Rico in a war Spain had already lost.
Imposed citizenship, sugar monoculture, sterilization, and the rise of resistance.
The illusion of self-governance, Operation Bootstrap, Vieques, and the slow crisis.
Fiscal control board, Hurricane María, and the fight for the future.