Puerto Rico (Concert of Europe)

Puerto Rico (Spanish for "Rich Port") is a captaincy general of, consisting of an archipelago in the. The territory consists of a major island and a few minor islets surrounding it, part of the Greater Antilles island chain, directly to the east of Hispaniola and to the west of the. The territory was acquired by Spain during the colonial expansion in the New World in the 15th and 16th centuries, and remained a part of the Spanish overseas empire ever since.

The island of Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous, with some coastal areas near the plains; most major settlements are near the coast. The population is quite varied, and like in nearby is composed in more or less equal parts by white descendants of Spanish settlers, black descendants of African slaves, and mixed race people. Puerto Rico's economy is driven by manufacturing and naval industry.