Question: where did the name puerto rico come from

title: History of Puerto Rico
text: On September 24 , 1493 , Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and 1,200 to 1,500 soldiers from Cádiz . On November 19 , 1493 he landed on the island , naming it San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist . The first European colony , Caparra , was founded on August 8 , 1508 by Juan Ponce de León , a lieutenant under Columbus , who was greeted by the Taíno Cacique Agüeybaná and who later became the first governor of the island . Ponce de Leon was actively involved in the Higuey massacre of 1503 in Puerto Rico . In 1508 , Sir Ponce de Leon was chosen by the Spanish Crown to lead the conquest and slavery of the Taíno Indians for gold mining operations . The following year , the colony was abandoned in favor of a nearby islet on the coast , named Puerto Rico ( Rich Port ) , which had a suitable harbor . In 1511 , a second settlement , San Germán was established in the southwestern part of the island . According to the `` 500TH Florida Discovery Council Round Table '' , on March 3 , 1513 , Juan Ponce de León , organized and commenced an expedition ( with a crew of 200 , including women and free blacks ) departing from `` Punta Aguada '' Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico was the historic first gateway to the discovery of Florida , which opened the door to the settlement of the southeastern United States . They introduced Christianity , cattle , horses , sheep , the Spanish language and more to the land ( Florida ) that later became the United States of America . This settlement occurred 107 years before the Pilgrims landed . During the 1520s , the island took the name of Puerto Rico while the port became San Juan . 

Answer: answer: In 1508, Sir Ponce de Leon was chosen by the Spanish Crown to lead the conquest and slavery of the Taíno Indians for gold mining operations. The following year, the colony was abandoned in favor of a nearby islet on the coast, named Puerto Rico (Rich Port), which had a suitable harbor.  During the 1520s, the island took the name of Puerto Rico while the port became San Juan.