Brief observations on the colonial system in Puerto Rico

From the signing of the Agreement of Paris of 1898, Puerto Rico became a United States colony. From that time until the present, the North American metropolis has employed various control instruments to exercise its presence in the archipelago. The intention of this article is to analyze some features that manifests this imperial domination. In particular, the comments stop to examine the mechanisms used by the United States to assimilate Puerto Ricans without integrating his country politically. At the same time, it considers how these tools are also used to prevent any expression in favour of the independence.