Military Government of Porto Rico
Military Government of Porto Rico | |||||||||
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| 1898–1900 | |||||||||
| Motto: E Pluribus Unum "Out of Many, One" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Salve, Columbia "Hail, Columbia" | |||||||||
| Status | United States military occupation (1898–1899) Unincorporated, unorganized territory (1899–1900) | ||||||||
| Capital | San Juan | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish, English | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Military government | ||||||||
| Military governor | |||||||||
• 1898 | Nelson A. Miles | ||||||||
• 1898 | John R. Brooke | ||||||||
• 1898–1899 | Guy Vernor Henry | ||||||||
• 1899–1900 | George Whitefield Davis | ||||||||
| Historical era | Modern Era | ||||||||
| 25 July 1898 | |||||||||
| 10 December 1898 | |||||||||
| 12 April 1900 | |||||||||
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The Military Government of Porto Rico (Spanish: Gobierno Militar de Puerto Rico), was a provisional military government in Puerto Rico that was established during the Spanish–American War in 1898.