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Why the Black fighters of Puerto Rico asked for a church after defending the Spanish Crown
Puerto Rico is generally considered home to many enslaved Africans following the transporting of thousands of slaves to the Caribbean Island in the 17th century. Those who escaped and wanted protection crossed into Puerto Rico and pledged their allegiance to the Spanish Crown and converted to Catholicism in return for their freedom. Many of the…
