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Puerto Rico1 fell to the United States as a prize of
the Spanish-American - War. First mention of the island in
connection with the war is contained in Secretary of
State William R. Day's reply of July 30, 1898 to the
inquiry by the Queen Regent of Spain of July 22 concern-
ing the terms "upon which might be established a polit-
ical status in Cuba", 2 Spanish withdrawal from Cuba hav-
ing been the chief cause for war as stated in the joint
resolution of Congress approved April 20, 1898.3 Secre-
tary Day, among other demands, asked for "the cession to
the United States, and the evacuation by Spain of the
islands of Puerto Rico and other islands now under the
sovereignty of Spain in the West Indies", in compensa-
tion for the losses, expenses, and injuries sustained
incident to the war. On August 7 Spain agreed to the
demand relative to Puerto Rico and the West Indies, 4 and
this agreement was embodied in the protocol terminating
hostilities as well as in article II of the peace treaty
concluded December 10, 1898 and proclaimed April 11,
1899. 5
1The island's name appeared in official documents as
"Porto Rico" until changed to "Puerto Rico' 11 by a joint
resolution of Congress approved May 17, 1932 (47 Stat.
158-59).
2Foreign Relations, 1898, p. 819.
330 Stat. 738-39.
4Foreign Relations, 1898, pp. 820-22.
5William M. Malloy, compiler, Treaties, Conventions,
International Acts, Protocols and Agreements Between the
United States of America and Other Powers, 1776-1910
(2 volumes Washington, Government Printing Office, 1910),
II, 1688-95.
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