How Did Puerto Rico Become a
U.S. Territory? ... From the landing of Columbus in 1492 until 1898,
Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain. In 1898, Spain lost the Spanish-
American war and gave
Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. Cuba was made a protectorate of the
U.S., and the
U.S. bought the Philippines.Nov 12, 2017
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