and Spain granted Puerto Rico self-government in 1897. Just months later, however, the United States invaded the island during the 1898 Spanish-American War as part of a broader effort to push ...

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.

as he grips the map of Puerto Rico, dated to July 18, 1898, the day of the US's invasion. His stance denotes the power of a man who believes himself to be charged with establishing a new order on ...