<P> After four hundred years of colonial rule by the Spanish Empire , Puerto Rico finally received its sovereignty in 1897 through a Carta de Autonomía ( Charter of Autonomy ) . It was signed by Spanish Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta and ratified by the Spanish Cortes . </P>
<P> After four hundred years of colonial rule by the Spanish Empire , Puerto Rico finally received its sovereignty in 1897 through a Carta de Autonomía ( Charter of Autonomy ) . It was signed by Spanish Prime Minister Práxedes Mateo Sagasta and ratified by the Spanish Cortes . </P>
when did puerto rico gain their independence from spain
when did puerto rico gain their independence from spain
1897
1897