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History of Puerto Rico. Begin. Main Menu. Taíno Natives Cuisine Puerto Rican Flag. Self Test. Who were the Taínos ?. Taínos were the dominant Native culture of Borikén , meaning Eden, of the now known island country of Puerto Rico. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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History of Puerto Rico
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CuisineThe Tano diet made use of indigenous ingredients such as cassava, sweet potatoes, calabaza (squash), beans, peppers, pineapple and guava. They hunted small prey like birds and iguanas and cast nets for fish and turtles.Tano
Self TestWhat did the Mexicans bring over to the Puerto Rican cuisine?
Cocoa
Bacalao
Cilantro
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Social StructureNaborias were the laborers and were the lower class. were like serfs. Naborias fished, hunted, and worked the conucos, and generally did the hard labor.Caciques (chiefs) were inherited positions and came from the Nitano class.inherited position of great privilegeThe cacique was polygamous
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Self TestWhen was the U.S. flag adopted?
1930
1895
1952
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CuisineThe Spaniards brought a variety of new ingredients including, olives, garlic, bacalao, and cilantro.Latin Americas influenceOther foods native to Latino America were brought to the island with the Spanish trade, such as cocoa from Mexico.