republic. 1  a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president. b. A nation that has such a political order. 2  a. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. b.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Puerto Ricans came from South America a long time ago that were called the Taino Indians and there are only a few living up in the mountains...From Puerto Rico.aking the world better, one answer at a time. Puerto Ricans came from South America a long time ago that were called the Taino Indians and there are only a few living up in the mountains...
We are a melting pot of African, Taino and Spanish, he said. We don't see ourselves as African, or black or white. We are Puerto Ricans.. I returned home as the proud owner of a piece of Puerto Rican culture and cant help but crack a smile back at the vejigante mask that now grins at me from my homeâs walls.