Claim: 1st Senate of Puerto Rico was the first meeting of senators of the Senate of Puerto Rico elected as part of the legislative branch of their government, andElections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were authorized by passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917.
Evidence: The First Puerto Rican Senate was the first meeting of senators of the Senate of Puerto Rico elected as part of the legislative branch of their government. Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were authorized by passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917.