Container title: Puerto Rico, its history pre-1493 to the present.
Text, with biographical notes [8 p.] laid in original container.
THE HISTORY: The land -- The Indians -- The Spanish conquerors -- The mining economy -- The sugar cycle -- Decline of the sugar cycle (Mercan- tilism) -- The contraband cycle -- The 19th century -- El Grito de Lares: Dr. Rámon Betances -- The move for autonomy -- The 20th cecntury: the U.S. enters Puerto Rico -- Luiz Munnōz Rivera -- Jose Celso Barbarosa -- Jose de Diego -- Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos -- Toward modernization: Luiz Munōz Marin -- THE CULTURE: Puerto Rican Culture -- Art and literature -- Puerto Rican folklore: Indian and African aspects -- The Puerto Rican and his music -- 20th century literary expressions -- Summary