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Puerto Rico Census: 1530

Census conduced by Francisco Manuel de Lando conduced in 1530.


Distribution of spaniards classified by sex and status.

Status Sex
Men Women
Married  71 57
Single 298 Information not available
Total 369 57

Indians

Free Indians 497 
Slave Indians 1,040 
Total 1,537 

African Slaves

Sex City
San Juan San Germán
Men   1,577  226  
Women   354  52  
Sex not provided   --   55  
Total   1,931  333 

Total 4,227 (Spaniards 10% of population)





Did You Know?

Because Puerto Rico sits in the tropics, sunrise and sunset vary by less than two hours throughout the entire year. Visitors enjoy roughly 11–13 hours of daylight regardless of the season.