Puerto Rico Gets a Peseta Today. Woo Hoo?
8:34 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Puerto Rico
30 Mar 2009
Today you can have a pedacito de Puerto Rico in your pocket via a quarter featuring the U.S. colony. I first learned about this um honor via Bianca Laureano.
As you can see from the image, the back of the new quarter features an historic sentry box and a hibiscus flower with the inscriptions, PUERTO RICO and Isla del Encanto. The sentry box and walls that are depicted on the quarter are probably one of the most recognized symbols of Puerto Rico and highlight the islands strength and rich heritage . The design was originally commissioned by the past Govenor Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá.
Apparently Ricans are expected to be excited by this token especially because originally only U.S. States were to be featured on the new U.S. quarters pero now U.S. Territories including P.R., Guam and Washington D.C. will also have their own coins.
Yeah so spend U.S. money Ricans. Just don’t expect the vote.
Ain’t democracy grand?
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25 Responses to Puerto Rico Gets a Peseta Today. Woo Hoo?
barba blanca
March 30th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Puerto Rico had its own currency (and many other rights) back in 1898, yet everyone applauds this peseta as the greatest gesture of “equality” the USA has given us; big deal.
FreeBrain
March 30th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Hope it is a sign for equality!… yeah , we should have a quarter!
But we are still treated like Second class American citizens with no right to VOTE for their president and NO VOTES or equal representation in Congress!…
That’s not riqht, USA! God bless Obama!
Hope OBAMA fix what Bush broke and what was broken already!
m.morales
March 30th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
dont believe the hype! any Puerto Rican that thinks this signifies equality is a very ignorant individual and needs to educate him/herself.in order for Puerto Ricans to really be proud we need to be freed from the clutches of the imperialistic colonial rule of the usa and become a free and sovereign nation. DESPIERTA BORICUA!!!!!!!!
A.Pabon
April 1st, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Really? Our own “peseta” ? Really?
Luisa
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
This coin represents colonialism. Puerto Rico’s colonial case needs to be heard at the United Nations General Assembly.
Miguel
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:47 am
Stupids separatist. Why dont you quit using american money and start using malanga y platana as currency. Hate you guys. Hipocritas. Charlatanes. Mamaos. Puerto Rico without USA is a stinky island with no future. Love my USA. I’m an american who happens to be puertorican. Why dont you quit using the dollar and stop aplying to federal aids and loans. If you want to go to college pay it. Chorros de HP les deseo lo peor y a su legado. Malditos sean.
Miguel
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:57 am
And before i forget. The rest dont envy us because now we have a quarter you have to remember puertorican are US citizens, AMERICANS. NOT INMIGRANTS.
Miguel
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:04 am
And before i forget. The rest dont envy us because now we have a quarter you have to remember puertorican are US citizens, AMERICANS. NOT INMIGRANTS. Thats goes to you Blanca Laureano. Its not US money it’s our money we didn’t came here from other country. Read. If we want to vote for the president we just take a plane and move to any state we want. Ha ha. No green card for me. Stupid.
David Ramirez
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 am
Esto es para ti Migue. Tu no saves lo que eres, estas confundido y eres ub vendio. Si yo soy Puertorriqueno y tengo ciudadania americana pero eso no me hace un americano. Aprende de cultura MAMAO!!!!!
David Ramirez
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:09 am
Yes I am an American citizen but I am still Puertorican and you Miguel dont know what you are. You are like many people in the US that dont know anything about their culture and because of so, the only thing they do is complain and bitch about how bad they are treated by everybody else… vendio!
tom
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Puerto Ricans are US citizens regardless of being born in either place. PR is not a race it is a culture. And all people should be proud, and be allowed to be proud of that. Everyting else is politics and a waste of time.
Miguel
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 pm
David puerco sigue cojiendo cupones o vete a la Republica Dominicana y renuncia a la ciudadania. Hipocrita, charlatan, lambe tranca, dale a que no tienes los pantalones de hacerlo. Deja de usar el dolar vete a sembrar platanos en la isla sin ayuda alguna de los americanos y tendras la moral de hablar. Vendio yo quizas fui al golfo en 2 misiones yo puedo hablar. Tu que has hecho??? Mamalon
Carlos
April 4th, 2009 at 11:59 am
This peseta (quarter) only shows that some Puerto Ricans are very proud of being under a colonial rule, that is a sad thing because it shows a terrible lack of self esteem and a sick complex of inferiority. I will celebrate the day Puerto Rico has it’s own coin with the word ‘Pan, Tierra y Libertad’ inscripted in spanish and the figure of Luis Muñoz Marín, Emeterio Betances or Jose M. de Hostos in the front side. The rest, it is pure colonialism like someone said here before. Puerto Rico needs to be sovereign,our past governor Acevedo Vila is correct : Soberania!.
Maegan La Mala
April 4th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Miguel and David cut it out or the two of you will be banned. First and last warning.
anita sanchez
April 5th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Mi gente, yo soy boricua y me crie en Brooklyn y como cada persona tengo mi propia opinion. Me alegra la peseta boricua y entiendo que es una forma de informarle a los no americano que ademas de ser ciudadanos somos una cultura inportante y rica, ademas no olvidemos que a nosotros se nos conoce como los mas hospitalarios, los mas alegres y lo mejor que no somos ni blancos ni mulatos simplemente somos BORICUAS los unicos en el mundo, estas de acuerdo?
Izmel
April 10th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Correction: It is not a “hibiscus flower”. It is a Maga flower. From a tree. They look VERY similar but are not the same. One is a bush the other a tree.
Maegan La Mala
April 11th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Mira tu. I was going on the info from the official press release
Samira
April 21st, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Soy boricua y orgullosa de serlo. Estoy muy contenta con la nueva peseta que tenemos ya tengo varias y esta muy preciosa. Felicito al congreso de Estados Unidos que aprovo esta nueva moneda (quarter).
Soy Boricua y que? envidioso el que no lo es.
Mario
April 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
En esta sala parece que estan opinando mucho los dominicanos que siempre estan hablando de los puertoriquenos y siempre quieren imitarlos pero para parecerse primero tienen que construirse un nuevo cerebro.
Mario
April 21st, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Los puertoriquenos provienen de Espana europe. I love the quarter
Jennifer@hotmail.com
April 21st, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Si no te gusta el ex Presidente George Bush mudate de Estados Unidos. Deja vivir la gente en paz.
Necesitamos la paz con igualdad.
Kathy@hotmail.com
April 21st, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Prefiero la estadidad ya que los americanos siempre nos han ayudado.
Puerto Rico esta pasando por una gran crisis economica y la gente lo que hace es criticar. Dejen de estar criticando ustedes no nos pagan ni un centavo.
Maegan La Mala
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:40 am
Primero estoy mirando tus comentarios. Eres Jennfer or eres Mario. Elige un nombre con un email o voy a borrar tus commentarios. Y porque los que no estan de acuerdo con la politica se tienen que mudar? La idea es poder expresar nuestras ideas no?
Maegan La Mala
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 am
Tu tia quizas, mi familia puertoriqueño tiene raizes en España, Africa y boriquen
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