1500s: Juan Ponce de Leon is given a charter by the king of Spain to colonize Borinquen (Puerto Rico).
Today: Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, although various groups lobby both for statehood and independence.
1500s: More than fifty thousand Taino Indians live on the island of Borinquen.
Today: Puerto Rico's population.....
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