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Hurricane Maria devastated the entirety of Puerto Rico. It caused a major crisis. It was a  Category 5 hurricane, and it was the strongest storm to impact the island in nearly 90 years

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A majority of residents  indicated their preferred choice was independence over statehood. Source taken from people who voted in a referendum in 2012.

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Spanish and English are declared as official languages. Nearly 49% of voters agreed to continue US commonwealth status. Many islanders migrated to the mainland USA to look for jobs.

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Puerto Rico would officially become a US commonwealth. This allowed the island to create its own constitution. This also granted other powers of self government

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Big changes began occurring economically after WW2. Congress passed an act permitting Puerto Ricans to elect their own governor. Social changes were also very prevalent during this time.

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The Jones Shafroth Act grants US citizenship to Puerto Ricans. It also allows Puerto Rican males eligibility to be drafted in the army. 18,000 Puerto Rican men were drafted to WW1.

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Because of the Treaty of Paris, Puerto Rico gets surrendered by the Spanish to the US. This occured at the end of the Spanish American war. Guam, the Philippians and Cuba were also surrendered to the US

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San Juan Bautista is now renamed Costa Rica. Citizens nicknamed the island for a city after being called the name for years. The city was founded by Ponce de Leon.

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Spaniards begin settling in the country. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrived around this time. Ponce de Leon created a European settlement on the northern coast.

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Christopher Columbus claimed Puerto Rico for Spain. At the time, Columbus called the country San Juan Bautista. Columbus was on his second trip to the Indies when he found the island.