You've got the Puerto Rico referenda results backwards. The former was between the choices of changing Puerto Rico's status as a US Territory, with the majority of non-blank ballots calling for a change, and the majority of those favoring statehood, not independence. The latter included options for Independence, Statehood, and continued Commonwealth status, and, again, the 97% majority of voters selected statehood, not independence.
You're 100% right; the votes were for statehood. I even knew that, consciously, but it slipped by in the script. This is what happens when I try and cover anything more recent than 20 years ago or so I suppose :/ I'm going to pin your comment.
@Spark Puerto Rico shouldn't be a territory of any country unless that's what the people of Puerto Rico want. Whether they want to remain a territory of the US, pursue statehood, pursue independence, or pursue union with some other country, that's their business. They shouldn't be sold, though, that would be the most extreme violation of sovereignty imaginable, treating them as a commodity to be bought and sold instead of a landmass full of people with their own desires.
Also the cause for such low ballot turn outs is because a good portion of Puerto Ricos history under the US was to crack down on independence movements that included any for of voting rights.
The native taino population never died out entirely; they were actually the victims of a paper genocide where in the late 1700's it was written that there were no natives left on the island. This was so the Spaniards didnt have to go into the mountainous interior of the island to serach for remaining slaves. Moreover, the native population eventually assimilated into the rest of Puerto Rico's population. About 60-70% of modern Puerto Ricans have around 10%+ of native indigenous Puerto Rican DNA. Wonderful video, I just thought it was missing this important piece
If you enjoyed this video you might want to know why Washington D.C. became the US capital, and why New York City, America's largest city, didn't: ruclips.net/video/KALZbX0Fd0M/видео.html Stay safe!
I’m just saying it would actually be kind of good because it’s basically like adding another star to the flag because Puerto Rico has a star in their flag
Little known fact about old Luis Rivera: once he travelled all the way across Puerto Rico to save a Princess from a giant evil turtle... the more you know, right?
Ironically, the mighty United States and George Washington needed help from Puerto Ricans to gain their independence. Soldiers from Puerto Rico, under the command of Bernardo de Galvez governor of Louisiana, fought for the American Revolution for the independence of the 13 American colonies, and they also fought at Bunker Hill. Every 4th of July, the Puerto Rico flag should fly next to the American flag in respect to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 QUE VIVA LA REPUBLICA DE PUERTO RICO. 🇵🇷 The island surrounded by water as trump said, helped in the independence of the United States. The pretenders of democracy have never brought any to Puerto Rico. The United Nations has issued over 40 resolutions telling the United States to grant independence to Puerto Rico immediately, and they have ignored all of them.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky are also commonwealths. Not technically, states. ... guess I'll just do my own research. I was looking for a video that makes the four aforementioned "states" more similar to Puerto Rico than the other 46 "states."
They don't want it, it don't gonna happen. Puerto Ricans deserve the same right like Californian and like the other territories/states that was part of the other countries. Be part of US forever.
70% voted for statehood as a Kentuckian I say they are our territory and are our people we need to take care of them and make them a state they are Americans.
@@LookBackHistory There for Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish because they didn't get independence from Spain your Americans now and aren't part of Spanish family
You've got the Puerto Rico referenda results backwards. The former was between the choices of changing Puerto Rico's status as a US Territory, with the majority of non-blank ballots calling for a change, and the majority of those favoring statehood, not independence. The latter included options for Independence, Statehood, and continued Commonwealth status, and, again, the 97% majority of voters selected statehood, not independence.
You're 100% right; the votes were for statehood. I even knew that, consciously, but it slipped by in the script.
This is what happens when I try and cover anything more recent than 20 years ago or so I suppose :/
I'm going to pin your comment.
@Spark Puerto Rico shouldn't be a territory of any country unless that's what the people of Puerto Rico want. Whether they want to remain a territory of the US, pursue statehood, pursue independence, or pursue union with some other country, that's their business. They shouldn't be sold, though, that would be the most extreme violation of sovereignty imaginable, treating them as a commodity to be bought and sold instead of a landmass full of people with their own desires.
Yeah I had to rewatch that twice because I knew that sounded off 🤣
Also the cause for such low ballot turn outs is because a good portion of Puerto Ricos history under the US was to crack down on independence movements that included any for of voting rights.
@@SomasAcademy they want statehood themselves so us should let them
I wish History was this fun many many years ago when I was in school.
"An elected governor"
*Shows the picture of the only governor in modern history to have ascended to the governorship through the line of succession.*
Another great video. Keep them coming.
Definitely!
I'm always going to love your historically accurate flags. Vexillology for the win!
Indeed!
There are about 3 or 4 different US flags in this video as different states joined.
The native taino population never died out entirely; they were actually the victims of a paper genocide where in the late 1700's it was written that there were no natives left on the island. This was so the Spaniards didnt have to go into the mountainous interior of the island to serach for remaining slaves. Moreover, the native population eventually assimilated into the rest of Puerto Rico's population. About 60-70% of modern Puerto Ricans have around 10%+ of native indigenous Puerto Rican DNA. Wonderful video, I just thought it was missing this important piece
If you enjoyed this video you might want to know why Washington D.C. became the US capital, and why New York City, America's largest city, didn't: ruclips.net/video/KALZbX0Fd0M/видео.html
Stay safe!
I’m just saying it would actually be kind of good because it’s basically like adding another star to the flag because Puerto Rico has a star in their flag
1 thing about the taino we never got wiped out we just hid in their blood
Do one about Trinidad and Tobago
Finally, someone that talks about PR.
Great information. Always neat to learn how countries pick up random islands all over the world.
Well, America learned from the best!
*Rule Britannia intensifies*
you made a mistake. you said that both referendum we in favor of independence. both were in favor of statehood
I hope y'all choose to stay in this country cuz I wanna go to PR with no pasaporte lol
@@lifeisbutamoment well statehood is dead in pr
my mother is from puerto rico!
Nice!
@@LookBackHistory Dude Cuba got independence from Spain it wasn't given to USA
why was there an aztec temple illustrated in the encomienda slide???
The encomienda system was applied widely across Spanish colonies in the new world, not just in Puerto Rico.
Good Vid👍
Puerto Rico is now colony
Me thinking its an independent country with spainish language: 💀💀💀
3:03 is that Mario?
Ha, I probably should have noticed the resemblance!
But alas, no, it's one of Puerto Rico's early Resident Commissioners, Luis Muñoz Rivera.
He's super👍😄
Little known fact about old Luis Rivera: once he travelled all the way across Puerto Rico to save a Princess from a giant evil turtle... the more you know, right?
@@LookBackHistory 😂You heard about that too. I also heard he over threw the tyrant King Koopa.
@@LookBackHistory I’ve never heard about that
Where do you find your images?
I make my maps and the flags-with-eyes, the cut-outs of people I make in photo scissors, and most of the stock images come from google or pixabay.
@@LookBackHistory Oh, okay. Is pixabay good?
@@Extrode Good quality, free images, but not a great selection.
@@LookBackHistory Oh, so there aren't a lot of choices?
@@Extrode Yeah
Good Video! But you pictured it as if America was forced to attack, personally i don't agree but im not an expert! apart from that well done
Ironically, the mighty United States and George Washington needed help from Puerto Ricans to gain their independence. Soldiers from Puerto Rico, under the command of Bernardo de Galvez governor of Louisiana, fought for the American Revolution for the independence of the 13 American colonies, and they also fought at Bunker Hill. Every 4th of July, the Puerto Rico flag should fly next to the American flag in respect to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 QUE VIVA LA REPUBLICA DE PUERTO RICO. 🇵🇷 The island surrounded by water as trump said, helped in the independence of the United States. The pretenders of democracy have never brought any to Puerto Rico. The United Nations has issued over 40 resolutions telling the United States to grant independence to Puerto Rico immediately, and they have ignored all of them.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky are also commonwealths. Not technically, states.
... guess I'll just do my own research. I was looking for a video that makes the four aforementioned "states" more similar to Puerto Rico than the other 46 "states."
Wrong Cuba got independence from Spain
So many mistakes. You also said in 1:33 that the two island were American colonies when they where Spanish
And Cuba got independence from Spain
I think he meant that the colonies in the Americas
Heheh first
Jokes aside great video!
Thanks! :)
I feel that puerto Rico is. a colony of the USA at times.
It's pronounced Taino (Tah-ee-no) lol
So u see the flag it has a star so the star counts on the USA flag
Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish because they didn't get independence from Spain your Americans
Hawaii is a state why isnt puerto rico
Its closer to the us and has more population than 20 states!
Give that island it's full independence from the U.S. Puerto Ricans will finally know freedom and I won't have to listen to another daddy Yankee song!
Most Americans would be glad to see that happen.
That would be mutually beneficial
They don't want it, it don't gonna happen. Puerto Ricans deserve the same right like Californian and like the other territories/states that was part of the other countries. Be part of US forever.
70% voted for statehood as a Kentuckian I say they are our territory and are our people we need to take care of them and make them a state they are Americans.
We want statehood
You see most of us just don’t want to but others do
Give puerto rico it's independence from the United States TODAY!!!
That happened. one day Puerto Rico asked USA For Independence and USA Said no. it should ask Liberia or Russia for independence
Do Puerto Rican citizens need a Visa to come to the USA?
There's no such thing as a Puerto Rican citizen, they're US citizens. So no.
@@LookBackHistory ok thanks i appreciate it
@@LookBackHistory There for Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish because they didn't get independence from Spain your Americans now and aren't part of Spanish family
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