where did the above mentioned place get its name from?
Puerto Rico is Spanish for "rich port".
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is Spanish for "rich port".
how does the galveston hurricane of 1900 rank among all hurricanes to hit the u.s It is the fourth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane overall. where did it hit? United States when was it formed? Puerto Rico how many fatalities were there? About 700 bodies were taken out to sea to be dumped. how did it originate? The storm is believed to have originated from a tropical wave which moved off the west coast of Africa and emerged into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Puerto Rico [SEP] Etymology
Puerto Rico is Spanish for "rich port". Puerto Ricans often call the island – a derivation of , its indigenous Taíno name, which means "Land of the Valiant Lord". The terms and derive from and respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also popularly known in Spanish as , meaning "the island of enchantment". Columbus named the island , in honor of Saint John the Baptist, while the capital city was named ("Rich Port City"). Eventually traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico, while San Juan became the name used for the main trading/shipping port and the capital city.