Puerto Rico

Throughline

NPR

Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 and for much of the next fifty years Puerto Ricans fought fiercely about this status. Should they struggle for independence, or to be a U.S. state, or something in between? In this episode, we look at Puerto Rico's relationship with the mainland U.S. and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.

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0:18.0	Thanks.
0:24.0	Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Puerto Rico Monday.
0:28.0	It appeared to be the largest demonstration yet.
0:30.0	They won't stop until the governor steps down.
0:32.0	Puerto Rico Governor, Hardo Rosario.
0:34.0	Hardo Rosario has officially handed in his resignation letter to the government.
0:40.0	The first pictures now coming in from Puerto Rico after taking a direct hit.
0:44.0	Hurricane Maria slamming into the island and as you heard, one official saying the island is destroyed.
0:50.0	The number of people who were killed in the storm and its aftermath is now exponentially higher.
0:57.0	See, the foot is not enough. The gas is not enough.
1:01.0	An agonizing weight. People desperate to escape.
1:05.0	Now, I hate to tell you Puerto Rico, but you're throwing our budget a little out of whack.
1:09.0	Because we spend a lot of money on Puerto Rico.
1:11.0	The president calling Puerto Rico one of the most corrupt places on earth.
1:15.0	He said, wow, you got another big storm having to Puerto Rico. Will it ever end?
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