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in what year did Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico during his second voyage on November 19, 1493, the island was inhabited by a group of Arawak Indians known as Taínos. They called the island "Borikén" or, in Spanish, "Borinquen". Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist. Later the island took the name of Puerto Rico while the capital was named San Juan. In 1508, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León became the island's first governor to take office.
- 1 decade ago
November 19, 1493.
In 1492 he discover the Bahamas then he wen't back to Barcelona, Spain and on September 25, 1493 he made a second trip where he discovered Puerto Rico.
Source(s): I'm from Puerto Rico and this link: http://www.salonhogar.com/est_soc/pr/index.htm - AnonymousLv 71 decade ago
Columbus sailed along the the islands southern coast and went ashore on November 19, 1493 somewhere on the western shore.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
On the second vogage, Nov 19, 1493 and he landed at what is called Guanica.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1492
- 1 decade ago
Year: 1493
Date: November 19, 1493
During his 2nd trip to the "New World".
- ?Lv 45 years ago
He discovered what we call, the West Indies basically, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, most things Carribean.
