The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico off the coast of the Dominican Republic has undergone many historic changes, especially in the last 100 years. Puerto Rico became a property of America in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War and is now an U.S. commonwealth. Plebiscites were held in 1967, 1993, and 1998 yet their political status as a commonwealth has remained the same. There is equal support for the pro-statehood party, Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), and the pro-commonwealth party, Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) in Puerto Rico today. It has been a question of great debate whether or not Puerto Rico will some day become the 51st state of the United States of America.
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