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Description:
This video explores the overlooked historical and genealogical ties between Portugal and Puerto Rico. Contrary to common narratives, Portugal never colonized Puerto Rico—instead, Portuguese presence on the island often served as a buffer against Spanish extraction.

We examine:
The role of Portuguese soldiers in the defense of San Juan during the Iberian Union (1580–1640)
The founding of a Franciscan convent by Portuguese friars in 1642
Genealogical threads linking Puerto Rican families to northern Portugal and Galicia
The symbolic fusion of Portuguese maritime legacy with Puerto Rican resistance

Sources cited in this video:
Puerto Rico: Cinco Siglos de Historia by Francisco A. Scarano
Historia Militar de Puerto Rico by Héctor Andrés Negroni
Archival records from the Archivo General de Indias (Seville)
Genealogical studies from the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

This is not colonial nostalgia—it’s forensic reclamation. Portugal’s presence is reframed as ancestral shielding, not conquest.

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Primary Sources & References:
History of Portuguese Puerto Ricans – Portu Ricans
Genetic Genealogy Study – Journal of Genealogy & Family History
Researching Portuguese Ancestors in Puerto Rico – BoricuaGenes
History of Puerto Rico – Wikipedia