Puerto Rico is Spanish for rich port.

Names of puerto rican islands. Maria Luisa Rivera Garcia. Cayo Caribe in Peñuelas. Surrounding this main island are more than 100 small islands and cays also known as islets which are very small sand islands that build up atop a reef.

Initially Columbus christened the Island as San Juan Bautista St. See more islands for kids in Puerto Rico on Tripadvisor. Roberto Cofresí y Ramírez de Arellano June 17 1791 March 29 1825 better known as El Pirata Cofresí was a pirate from Puerto RicoHe was born into a noble family but the political and economic difficulties faced by the island as a colony of the Spanish Empire during the Latin American wars of independence meant that his household was poor.

Wikipedia In 1695 20 families numbering 100 members were sent to Puerto Rico from the Canary Islands by request of the Governor. Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquén a derivation of Borikén its indigenous Taíno name which means Land of the Valiant Lord. Puerto Rico used the Spanish practice of using the last names of both parents.

With the arrival of Christopher Colombus to Borinquen during his second trip to the continent the island became a Spanish colony under the name of San Juan. Isla de Caja de Muertos. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has over 143 islands cays islets and atolls.

Cayo Lobos Fajardo Puerto Rico. Just like Hawaii is the major island of the islands of Hawaii Puerto Rico is the major island of the islands of Puerto Rico. In fact though Puerto Rico is an archipelago or group of islands with its main island eponymously named Puerto Rico.

152 rows Islands cays islets and atolls of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican genealogy is made exponentially easier because of the use of multiple surnames. Citation needed The island is also popularly known.