HOW DID THE CORSICANS BECOME PUERTO RICAN?

Podcast: Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes · Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes

Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

Your voice matters! Leave a voice message of up to 60 seconds. / ¡Tu voz cuenta! Deja un mensaje de voz de hasta 60 segundos. HOW DID THE CORSICANS BECOME PUERTO RICAN? What connects a small Mediterranean island with the coffee-growing mountains of Puerto Rico? During the nineteenth century, Corsican immigrants crossed the Atlantic seeking opportunity and a new future. Many established themselves in Yauco, Ponce, Guayanilla, Adjuntas, Lares, Utuado, and other communities. Their presence became so influential that Yauco acquired the nickname “El Pueblo de los Corsos”—the Town of the Corsicans. But this ep...