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United States Military Government of Porto Rico
1898–1900 U.S. administration of Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Military Government of Porto Rico (Spanish: Gobierno militar estadounidense de Puerto Rico or Gobierno militar americano de Puerto Rico), was a provisional military government in Puerto Rico that was established during the Spanish–American War in 1898.[1]
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United States Military Government of Porto Rico | |||||||||
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1898–1900 | |||||||||
Motto: E Pluribus Unum "Out of Many, One" | |||||||||
Anthem: Salve, Columbia "Hail, Columbia" | |||||||||
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Status | Administered territory of the United States (1898–1899) Unincorporated, unorganized territory[lower-alpha 1] (1899–1900) | ||||||||
Capital | San Juan | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish, English | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Military government | ||||||||
Military governor | |||||||||
• 1898 | Nelson A. Miles | ||||||||
• 1898 | John R. Brooke | ||||||||
• 1898–1899 | Guy Vernor Henry | ||||||||
• 1899–1900 | George Whitefield Davis | ||||||||
Historical era | Modern Era | ||||||||
10 December 1898 | |||||||||
12 April 1900 | |||||||||
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