Insular Government of Porto Rico
The Insular Government of Porto Rico (Spanish: Gobierno Insular de Puerto Rico), known as the Insular Government of Puerto Rico after May 17, 1932, was an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States that was established when the Foraker Act became effective on April 12, 1900. The Insular Government was preceded by the United States Military Government of Porto Rico and was followed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Insular Government of Porto Rico Gobierno Insular de Puerto Rico (Spanish) | |||||||||
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| 1900–1952 | |||||||||
| Anthems: "Hail, Columbia" (until 1931) "The Star-Spangled Banner"(from 1931) | |||||||||
| Status | Unincorporated and organized United States territory | ||||||||
| Capital and largest city | San Juan | ||||||||
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| Government | Devolved presidential dependency | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1900–1901 | William McKinley | ||||||||
• 1901–1909 | Theodore Roosevelt | ||||||||
• 1909–1913 | William Howard Taft | ||||||||
• 1913–1921 | Woodrow Wilson | ||||||||
• 1921–1923 | Warren G. Harding | ||||||||
• 1923–1929 | Calvin Coolidge | ||||||||
• 1929–1933 | Herbert Hoover | ||||||||
• 1933–1935 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | ||||||||
• 1945–1952 | Harry S. Truman | ||||||||
| Governor of Puerto Rico | |||||||||
• 1900–1901 | Charles Herbert Allen | ||||||||
• 1949–1952 | Luis Muñoz Marín | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
• Upper house | Senate | ||||||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| April 12, 1900 | |||||||||
| March 2, 1917 | |||||||||
• Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 | July 3, 1950 | ||||||||
| June 4, 1951 | |||||||||
| March 3, 1952 | |||||||||
| July 25, 1952 | |||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PR | ||||||||
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