[["Originally populated by the indigenous Ta\u00edno people, Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493. There were other countries that tried to colonize it, but Spain remained in possession until the Spanish American War.", 266.0], ["Puerto Rico was first colonized by Spain and then by the USA", 130.0], ["Spain colonized Puerto Rico and it was on November 19, 1493,", 7.0]]
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