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...
Puerto Rico's original name is Borinquen (in Spanish) Boriken, meaning Land of the Brave Lord in the language of the indeginous inhabitants, the Taino people. Cristopher Colum â¦ bus named the island San Juan Bautista or St. John the Baptist.The capital city was called Puerto Rico or Rich Port.At some point the names were reversed on documents sent to Spain; thus the island was named Puerto Rico and the capital was named San Juan.he Spanish named the island San Juan (Saint John). The major settlement and port on the north coast was named Puerto Rico. In time, cartographers (map makers) switched the names around and the island became known as Puerto Rico (Rich Port) and the city became San Juan.