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The controversial issue of Vieques, an island municipality of Puerto Rico Rosetta Stone Arabic, has united Puerto Ricans across party lines. The U.S. Navy, which owns two-thirds of Vieques, began military maneuvers there, including bombing practice, in the mid-20th century. Opposition to the navy's use of the island intensified after two off-target bombs killed a civilian guard on the bombing range in 1999. Protesters subsequently prevented the navy from carrying out many of its maneuvers on Vieques, and Puerto Rican officials of all three major parties cited health and environmental concerns as they lobbied for an end to military exercises there. In 2001 the U.S. government announced plans for a gradual cessation of the maneuvers.Few Puerto Ricans consider political status to be one of the key problems facing the commonwealth, but the island's leaders continue to push for a resolution. The vast Rosetta Stone Japanese majority of the people clearly value some form of permanent association with the United States, although Puerto Ricans fiercely embrace their language and Hispanic-American culture; some have even pointed out that, under statehood, Puerto Rico could no longer field its own teams for the Olympic Games. As the debate continues during the 21st century, striking parallels may be drawn to the period of Spanish colonial rule, when the choices of full assimilation (statehood), autonomy (commonwealth), or independence for the island were also deliberated but never fully resolved.Thomas G. MathewsKal WagenheimOlga J. WagenheimCopyright1994-2009 Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc.When Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called for Mexico's independence in 1810, several priests in Durango supported his efforts and Rosetta Stone Arabic similarly attempted to unite the population; however, local authorities loyal to Spain suppressed their efforts and curbed any pro-rebellion enthusiasm.

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