This learning lab is a timeline of the Spanish American War; it goes from 1867-1920. The main objective of this collection is to learn and understand the Spanish American War from Puerto Rico's perspective.

 In the  Pre-War Puerto Rico portion, you will learn what happened in Puerto Rico that led to the Spanish American War of 1898. It starts with a general view of what was happening in Puerto Rico and the series of events that led the island to fight for its independence. The second portion is Wartime Puerto Rico and it is focused on the war itself and what happened to the remaining Spanish colonies. The last part of this collection, Post-War Puerto Rico, talks about the effects of the Spanish American War in the island. 

The events are the following:

1- Pre-War:

1867: Junta Informativa de Ultramar (Informative Board of Overseas)

1868: Grito de Lares (Cry of Lares or the Lares Uprising)

1870: Creation of the first two political parties of Puerto Rico 

1887: El Año Terrible (The Terrible Year)

1897: Carta Autonómica (Autonomic Chart)

2- Wartime

February: Explosion of the USS Maine

May-July: United States Invades Puerto Rico 

August- September: Negotiations for Protocols of Peace

3- Post-War

1899: Treaty of Paris

1900: Foraker Act

1906: Voting in Puerto Rico 

1917: U.S. Citizenship is Granted to Puerto Ricans 

1920: Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920)