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San Juan Information:
San Juan is in San Juan county. Area zipcodes, with demographic data: 00901 00902 00906 00907 00908 00909 00910 00911 00912 00913 00914 00915 00916 00917 00918 00919 00920 00921 00922 00923 00924 00925 00926 00927 00928 00929 00930 00931 00933 00935 00936 00937 00938 00939 00940 00955 00975
San Juan area code: 787
San Juan latitude and longitude: 18.4683, 66.1064
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Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed
by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Columbus's second voyage to
the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw
the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave
labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of
the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship
in 1917 and popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In
1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self-government.
In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998 voters chose to retain
commonwealth status.
Copyright: Library of Congress and CIA Fact Book.
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