An Ancient Ceiba Tree Blooms Once Again After Puerto Rico’s Devastating Storms
Military, Vieques
BY ALEXANDER C. KAUFMAN, MARCH 6, 2019
The island of Vieques is still struggling after the hurricanes of 2017, but its most famous tree offers hope.
It’s been a year and a half since hurricanes Irma and Maria pummeled Vieques,…
Colonial Citizens of a Modern Empire: War, Illiteracy, and Physical Education in Puerto Rico, 1917-1930
Colonialism, MilitaryThe year 1917 marked a critical moment in the relationship between the United States and its Puerto Rican colony.
From Sugar Plantations to Military Bases: The U.S. Navy‘s Expropriations in Vieques, Puerto Rico, 1940–45
Military, ViequesDuring World War II the U.S. Federal Government took over approximately 26,000 acres out of a total of 33,000 in the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, to build military installations.