Puerto Ricans often proudly identify themselves as Boricua (formerly also spelled Boriquén, Borinquén, or Borinqueño), derived from the Taíno word Boriken, to illustrate their recognition of the island's Taíno heritage. read more
Puerto Rico was originally named Boriken by the Taino tribe, so we got used to calling ourselves boricua as to show that the spaniards couldn't completely change our culture, and we still acknowledge the taino in us. read more
Proceed by explaining that Puerto Ricans arguably fall under many of the terms described in this section, but that as members of other groups do ñsuch as Cubans and Mexicans--they identify themselves with their country of origin. read more