Culture
Ricky Martin, Romeo Santos, Marc Antony singers.
Modern Puerto Rican culture is a
unique mix of cultural antecedents, including Taíno
(Amerindians), Spanish, African, European and more recently, North American.
From the Spanish, Puerto Rico
received the Spanish language, the Catholic religion and the vast majority of
their cultural and moral values and traditions. The United States added English
language influence, the university system and the adoption of some holidays and
practices. On March 12 1903, the University
of Puerto Rico was officially founded, branching
out from the "Escuela Normal Industrial", a smaller organism that was
founded in Fajardo three years before.
Kapok tree (Ceiba),
the national tree of Puerto Rico
Much of Puerto Rican culture centers
on the influence of music. Like the country as a whole, Puerto Rican music has
been developed by other cultures combining with local and traditional rhythms.
Early in the history of Puerto Rican music, the influences of Spanish and
African traditions were most noticeable. The cultural movements across the
Caribbean and North America have played a vital role in the more recent musical
influences that have reached Puerto Rico.[183][184]
The official symbols of Puerto Rico
are the Reinita mora or Puerto Rican Spindalis (a type of bird), the Flor
de Maga (a type of flower), and the Ceiba
or Kapok
(a type of tree). The unofficial animal and a symbol of Puerto Rican pride is
the Coquí, a small frog. Other popular symbols of Puerto Rico are the
jíbaro
(the "countryman"), and the carite.
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