Puerto Rico

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The Island of Puerto Rico in a US territory incorporated as an official US state on December 24th, 1970. It became the 49th state in the Union to replace Alaska, which was lost in the First North American War to Canada. Counting the fated lost state, it would have become the 50th. 
Puerto Rico faced significant conflict between US and Spanish forces during the Second North American War.
Category:North America