The European military, spiritual and cultural conquest of the Americas had its most concrete expression in the founding of cities.

Sexual exploitation and human trafficking are among the main social problems around the world.

Wood carvings of saints have become a national symbol of Puerto Rico. It is a form of artisanry and popular imagery also called “Santos de Palo.”

At the end of the 1940s, Puerto Rico began a process called Operation Bootstrap in coordination with U.S. capital interests.

The plastic arts in any society are an expression of the longings, feelings and realities of the society in which they are created.

In the Tibes area of Ponce is one of the oldest indigenous archaeological sites in the Caribbean. It consists of 12 stone structures, including ceremonial plazas, bateys and foundations, of which only nine have been restored.

The University of (UPR) was the first formal university entity founded in Puerto Rico. It was created by the Law of March 12, 1903.

Rafael Hernández represented the ideal of the Puerto Rican professional musician in the first half of the 20th century.

Ramón Emeterio Betances Alacán was the son of Felipe Betances, a Dominican immigrant tied to the world of the sugar trade and business, and María del Carmen Alacán, a native of Cabo Rojo.

Ricardo Alegría led important archaeological excavations in Puerto Rico.