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US in Puerto Rico
the US was granted authority to stay in Puerto Rico, The war officially ended four months later, when the US and Spanish gov signed the treaty of Paris on December 10, the treaty forced Spain to give up Puerto Rico to the US -
Became U.S. citizens
In 1917, Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and its people became U.S. citizens President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act on March 2, -
Nationalist Party
Pedro Albizu Campos was elected president of the Nationalist Party