By the 1898 Treaty of Paris from Spain after the Spanish American War.
Control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam.
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded to the US by Spain. The US purchased the Philippines from Spain for $20 million.
1898 at the end of the Spanish American War. Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States by Spain in the treaty of Paris which ended the war.
The United States acquired Puerto Rico in 1898 after the Spanish-American War as part of the Treaty of Paris.
The Treaty of Paris between USA and Spain ceding Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines for $10 million.
It was ceded by Spain to the US in the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish American War.
Both were ceded by Spain at the same time in the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
Spain gave up all claims to Cuba, and the U.S. was given Puerto Rico and Guam.
Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain from 1508 to 1898, where Juan Ponce de Leon became its first Governor General. It was later ceded by Spain to the United States after the Treaty of Paris.
Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the US and sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million under the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
Puerto Rico came under the control of the United States in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War.