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There is a binding plebiscite vote in the works for November 2023. Not yet approved, but even the proposal is noteworthy for the history section. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-lawmakers-urge-binding-vote-puerto-rico-statehood-84842296

Under "colonization under the Habsburgs", it talks about King Charles I of Spain, although Spain did not exist by then. It would be more correct to use King Charles I of Castille. This is a common mistake that occurs when mentioning this king since, although in some documents he is appointed as king of Hispania, we cannot translate this concept of Hispania (which evoked the ancient Roman Iberian province) with the current concept of Spain born in the 19th century as the same time as nationalism did as an ideology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.73.34.26 ( talk) 23:49, 25 November 2022 (UTC) reply

According to the source cited (#20 - 8 U.S. Code § 1402 – Persons born in Puerto Rico on or after 11 April 1899 (1941) Retrieved: 14 January 2015) it seems that they only achieved citizenship in 1941 and not in 1917, as stated in the article. Does anyone have a better source for 1917 or should it be changed to 1941? Thank you. Steal the Kosher Bacon ( talk) 15:20, 18 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Puerto Rico Was a terroity of the USA in 1898 108.14.14.126 ( talk) 14:04, 29 June 2023 (UTC) reply

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In "Cost of living" subsection, second paragraph: "kilowatt/hour" should be changed to "kilowatt-hour", the former being incorrect. Tartopohm ( talk) 23:00, 16 July 2023 (UTC) reply

 Done Xan747 ( talk) 23:10, 16 July 2023 (UTC) reply

Since Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States of America, working citizens are taxed income tax. They should not be taxed because they are not allowed to elect representatives in the U.S. Congress nor are they allowed to vote in a Presidential election. This is taxation without representation. The Puerto Rican citizens should be allow to vote for statehood to become a state of the United States or be granted and freed to become their own country. 141.126.4.115 ( talk) 11:13, 22 August 2023 (UTC) reply

Wikipedia is not the place to have this kind of political debate. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 11:28, 22 August 2023 (UTC) reply

How do you say thank you in Puerto Rican 2601:2C3:CB81:C40:AC9E:2566:1086:237C ( talk) 22:39, 11 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Gracias: (formal and informal)

Mil gracias: (more emphatic)

Muchísimas gracias: (more formal)

Bajo de cielo: (casual)

Agradecido: (noun, can be used to express gratitude)

Te lo agradezco: (more formal)

¡Chepe! (slang)

¡Coñe! (more emphatic slang)

¡Que bacán! (slang) 181.43.95.27 ( talk) 04:22, 16 September 2023 (UTC) reply

puerto rican isn't a language :skull: 🅲🅻🅴🆃🅴🆁 ( a word) 04:04, 7 February 2024 (UTC) reply

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Change date format from mm/dd/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy Instatuviae ( talk) 21:33, 11 December 2023 (UTC) reply

 Not done: Both the X and Y of the request violate MOS:DATEFORMAT. I will change it to the proper format. Shadow311 ( talk) 21:55, 11 December 2023 (UTC) reply

Oh I just realized you were talking about the infobox. Even in that case,the answer would still be  Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Shadow311 ( talk) 21:58, 11 December 2023 (UTC) reply

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Us commonwealth

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis ( talk) 20:33, 11 February 2024 (UTC) reply

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In the date format, it should be noted that Puerto Rico uses mm/dd/yyyy in English but uses dd/mm/yyy in Spanish. TranquiRun ( talk) 01:35, 30 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Though the current information on date format is also unsourced; not sure if we should remove it entirely. This seems to be a common issue for date formats, as seen in List of date formats by country, presumably because date formats are so commonly used that no one actually bothers to formalise them in text. Liu1126 ( talk) 13:39, 30 March 2024 (UTC) reply

I have removed the following sentence, which is obviously incorrect as written and not supported by the reference. It was possibly intended to refer to legal immigrants.

• As of 2019, Puerto Rico was home to 100,000 permanent legal residents. ^[1]

TSventon ( talk) 12:12, 3 April 2024 (UTC) reply