<P> Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York City . The first group of Puerto Ricans immigrated to New York City in the mid-19th century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish Province and its people Spanish citizens . The following wave of Puerto Ricans to move to New York City did so after the Spanish -- American War in 1898 . Puerto Ricans were no longer Spanish subjects and citizens of Spain , they were now Puerto Rican citizens of an American possession and needed passports to travel to the mainland of the United States . </P>
<P> Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York City . The first group of Puerto Ricans immigrated to New York City in the mid-19th century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish Province and its people Spanish citizens . The following wave of Puerto Ricans to move to New York City did so after the Spanish -- American War in 1898 . Puerto Ricans were no longer Spanish subjects and citizens of Spain , they were now Puerto Rican citizens of an American possession and needed passports to travel to the mainland of the United States . </P>
when did puerto rican immigrants come to america
when did puerto rican immigrants come to america
mid-19th century
mid-19th century