Kubvira kuColumbus kusvika kuPonce de León
Apo Christopher Columbus akauya kuPuerto Rico muna 1493, haana kunonoka. Kutaura zvazviri, akapedza mazuva akawanda akazara pano, achireva chiwi cheSpanish, chrisening it San Juan Bautista (Saint John mubhapatidzi), uye achienderera mberi kusvika kumafuro akanaka.
Mumwe anogona kungofungidzira kuti chizvarwa chechizvarwa ichi chinofunga nezveizvi zvose. VaTaíno Indian, sangano rakabudirira rine varimi vakagadzirwa, vakanga vagara pachiwi kwemakore emakore; vakaitumidza kuti Borikén (nhasi, Boriquén inoramba iri chiratidzo chechizvarwa chePuerto Rico).
Vaizosiyiwa kuti vafungisise zvakaitwa naColumbus kwemakore anoverengeka, sezvo vatsvakurudzi veSpanish nevatsindi vekukunda vakanyanya kunyanya kucherechedza chiwi ichi mukuramba vachikunda nyika itsva.
Ponce de León
Zvadaro, muna 1508, Juan Ponce de León nechisimba chevarume makumi mashanu vakauya kuchitsuwa ndokusimbisa guta reKaparra kumhenderekedzo yekumusoro. Akakurumidza kuwana nzvimbo yepamusoro yekugara kwake kwemauto, chiwi chine chitubu chakanaka chaakatumidza kuti Puerto Rico, kana Rich Port. Iri raizova zita rechitsuwa apo guta racho rainzi San Juan .
Sezvo ari gavhuna wenharaunda itsva, Juan Ponce de León akabatsira kuisa nheyo dzekorosi itsva pachitsuwa chacho, asi, saColumbus, haana kumbotenderedza kuti aifarire. Mushure mekunge kwemakore mana ari muhutano hwake, Ponce de León akabva kuPuerto Rico kundotevera kurota kwaaizove akakurumbira iye zvino: "haisi" tsime rehuduku. " Kuvhima kwake kwekusafa kwakamutora kuFlorida, kwaakafa.
Mhuri yake, zvisinei, yakaramba ichingogara kuPuerto Rico uye yakafambidzana pamwe chete nekorosi iyo baba vavo vakateya.
Taíno, kune rumwe rutivi, haana kufanira zvakanaka. Muna 1511, vakapandukira vaSpain mushure mokunge vaona kuti vatorwa vakanga vasiri vanamwari, sezvavakanga vambofungidzira pakutanga. Vakanga vasina kutarisana nemauto eSpain, uye sezvo nhamba yavo yakaderera nekuda kwemuitiro wakajairika wekudzvinyirirwa nekuroorana, basa idzva raishandiswa kuti rive panzvimbo yavo: Varanda veAfrica vakatanga kusvika muna 1513.
Vaizove chikamu chinokosha chechimiro chevanhu vePuerto Rican.
Kutanga Kubudirira
Kukura kwePuerto Rico kwaikurumidza uye kunonetsa. Pakazosvika 1521, paive nevanhu vanenge 300 vanogara pachitsuwa chacho, uye nhamba iyoyo yakazosvika 2 500 chete kusvika 1590. Izvi zvaingova zvingokonzerwa nekutambudzwa kwekugadzirisa hutori itsva; chinokonzera chikuru chekukura kwayo kusina kumira kwakagara mukuti iyo yaiva nzvimbo ine urombo yekugara. Mimwe makoloni muNyika Itsva yakanga iri minda yegoridhe nesirivha; Puerto Rico yakanga isina mari yakadaro.
Kunyange zvakadaro, paiva nehurumende mbiri dzakaona kukosha kwekamuri duku kadiki iri muCaribbean. Ichechi yeRoma Katurike yakasimbisa diocese muPuerto Rico (yaiva imwe yevatatu chete muAmerica panguva iyoyo) uye muna 1512, vakatumira Alonso Manso, Canon yeSarammanca, kuenda kuchitsuwa chacho. Akava bhishopi wokutanga kusvika kumaAmerica. Chechi yakaita basa rinokosha pakuumbwa kwePuerto Rico: yakavaka maviri emachechi ekare muAmerica pano, uyewo chikoro chekutanga chechikoro chekudzidza. Pakupedzisira, Puerto Rico yaizova gurukota reChechi yeKaturike muNyika Itsva. Chitsuwa chacho chinoramba chichiri chiKaturike kusvikira nhasi.
Chimwe chikwata chokutora chido mukoloni chaiva mauto.
KuPuerto Rico uye guta rayo guta guru raiva nzvimbo dziri pedyo nemigwagwa inoshandiswa nezvikepe zvinotakurwa kudzokera kumusha. VaSpain vaiziva kuti vaifanira kuchengetedza pfuma iyi, uye vakashandura kuedza kwavo kusimbisa San Juan kuti vadzivirire zvavanoda.