The Expansion of the Republic Series.



THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO



FROM THE SPANISH DISCOVERY TO THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION



BY R.A. VAN MIDDELDYK



EDITED BY MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH, PH.D., LL.D. PROFESSOR OF PEDAGOGY,
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND FIRST COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR
PUERTO RICO



COPYRIGHT, 1903

[Illustration: Columbus statue, San Juan.]




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