David Hicks

The island was originally claimed by Christopher Columbus in 1493 for the Spanish. Despite being an American territory now, the Spanish rule of over 400 years has left the population still speaking Spanish as the primary language, with English being the second language. The capital, San Juan, is a huge cruise liner start/stop point, so Americans like having the island as they can go without a passport and cruise the Caribbean as if in their own backyard. The island has created some particularly notable boxers and baseball players who compete in the American leagues.