Insular Government of Porto Rico

The Insular Government of Porto Rico[1] (Spanish: Gobierno Insular de Puerto Rico), known as the Insular Government of Puerto Rico[2][3][4] after May 17, 1932,[5] was an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States that was established when the Foraker Act became effective on April 12, 1900. The Insular Government was preceded by the Military Government of Porto Rico and was followed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Insular Government
of Porto Rico
Gobierno Insular
de Puerto Rico
 (Spanish)
1900–1952
Flag of Puerto Rico
Flag
(from 1912)
Coat of arms (1902–1905) of Puerto Rico
Coat of arms
(1902–1905)
Anthems: "Hail, Columbia" (until 1931)

"The Star-Spangled Banner"(from 1931)
StatusUnincorporated and organized United States territory[a]
Capital
and largest city
San Juan
Official languages
GovernmentDevolved presidential dependency
President 
• 1900–1901
William McKinley
• 1901–1909
Theodore Roosevelt
• 1909–1913
William Howard Taft
• 1913–1921
Woodrow Wilson
• 1921–1923
Warren G. Harding
• 1923–1929
Calvin Coolidge
• 1929–1933
Herbert Hoover
• 1933–1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1945–1952
Harry S. Truman
Governor of Puerto Rico 
• 1900–1901
Charles Herbert Allen
• 1949–1952
Luis Muñoz Marín
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
History 
April 12, 1900
March 2, 1917
July 3, 1950
June 4, 1951
March 3, 1952
July 25, 1952
Drives onright
ISO 3166 codePR
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Military Government of Porto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Background

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The term "insular" refers to the fact that the government operated under the authority of the Bureau of Insular Affairs. The Philippines also had an insular government at this time. From 1901 to 1922, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with the constitutional status of these governments in the Insular Cases.[6]

The Foraker Act was superseded on March 2, 1917, by the Jones–Shafroth Act, which granted U.S. citizenship to anyone born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899. On July 25, 1952, Puerto Rico became a commonwealth after the ratification of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "leyes de puerto rico" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual de OGP. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leyes de Puerto Rico" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual de OGP. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ley Núm. 43 de 16 de Abril de 1952" (PDF). Biblioteca Virtual de OGP. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "EXECUTIVE ORDER 10184". Truman Library. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico From and after May 17, 1932" (PDF). GovInfo. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Insular Cases," Dictionary of American History, 2003.
  7. ^ "TODAY PUERTO RICO IS COMMONWEALTH". The New York Times. July 25, 1952.

Notes

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  1. ^ Puerto Rico belongs to, but is not a part of, the United States. See the page for the Insular Cases for more information.