divided into two chambers and one Governor-General, representative of the Metropolis, who will carry out his duties in its name, the supreme Authority." Elections for the parliament and the municipal councils occurred in early 1898. The island legislature first met in July, only eight days before the US invasion of the island. Following Spain's defeat, the US annexed Puerto Rico as a territory. See also History of Puerto Rico Military history of Puerto Rico Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo List of governors of Puerto Rico References Bibliography Brau, Salvador. La Colonización de Puerto Rico: Desde el descubrimiento de la Isla hasta la reversión a la corona española de los privilegios de Colón. San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, 1969. Morales Carrión, Arturo, ed. Puerto Rico: A Political and Cultural History. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1983. Navarro García, Jesús Raúl. Puerto Rico a la sombra de la independencia continental, 1815-1840. Seville-San Juan: CEAPRC/CSIC, 1999. Picó, Fernando. Puerto Rico: A Panorama of Its People. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2006. Captaincies General of the Spanish Empire Former countries in the Caribbean Spanish West Indies Spanish colonial governors and administrators Military history of Puerto Rico Political history of Puerto Rico States and territories established in 1580 1580 establishments in New Spain States and territories disestablished in 1898 1898 disestablishments in Spain 1898 disestablishments in North America 1890s disestablishments in the Spanish Empire Spanish-speaking countries and territories