Timeline: Puerto Rico
Taíno Civilization (22)
Spanish Colonial Period (57)
U.S. Military Government (17)
Early U.S. Colonial Period (67)
Commonwealth Era (113)
PROMESA and Fiscal Control (120)
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Colonial Extraction
Legal Oppression
Cultural Suppression
Environmental Violence
Contemporary Colonialism
Resistance
U.S. Military Government (1898 – 1900)
Following the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico was placed under direct U.S. military rule. The island was treated as conquered territory.
2 events
1898
Legal Oppression
Resistance
General Miles's Invasion: The Landing at Guánica (1898)
On July 25, 1898, Major General Nelson A. Miles landed 1,300 US troops at Guánica, beginning the American military campaign that would end Spanish sovereignty over Puerto Rico.
Sources: 3
1898
Notable
Resistance
The Battles of Coamo and Asomante: Puerto Rican Resistance in 1898
Puerto Rican and Spanish troops engaged American forces at Coamo and Asomante in August 1898, with the Battle of Asomante marking the only engagement where defenders successfully repelled the US advance.
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