Demographics of Puerto Rico
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The population of Puerto Rico has been shaped by native American settlement, European colonization especially under the Spanish Empire, slavery and economic migration. Demographic features of the popu
Population density
Immigration to Puerto Rico
The Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 is a decree approved by the Spanish Crown in August 1815 to encourage Spaniards, and Europeans of non-Spanish origin but coming from countries in good standing with
Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 reprinted in St. Thomas (then part of the Danish West Indies)
Official edition issued by the Royal Press (Imprenta Real) in Madrid