JOURNAL ARTICLE

From Porto Rico to Puerto Rico: Citizenship, Race and the Politics of Worthiness.

  • Published In: Bulletin of Latin American Research, 2023, v. 42, n. 1. P. 148 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Barreto, Amílcar Antonio 3 of 3

Abstract

The English‐language text of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, the accord conceding Puerto Rico to the United States, misspelled the island's name as Porto Rico. The treaty's ratification entrenched the error in US law and prompted a decades‐long campaign to restore the territory's original name. More than a comedy of errors, this incident exposes conflicting interpretations of US citizenship and the worthiness of different sets of citizens. Puerto Ricans discovered that the statutory citizenship they acquired was attenuated by their perceived worthiness: a status limited by their membership of the so‐called Spanish race. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bulletin of Latin American Research. 2023/01, Vol. 42, Issue 1, p148
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0261-3050
  • DOI:10.1111/blar.13375
  • Accession Number:161873825
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