Borinquen MadePeriod
2000-2026
The entries in this magazine that fall in these years, in the order the events occurred. Freeze 2026-08-22. Not current events in these History essays; News is. Not original historical research.
What the schoolbook leaves out
A short, cited list of absences.
2010-2020 Census, the emptying
Resident population 3,285,874, down 11.8 percent from 3,725,789. The Post-Enumeration Survey later found an overcount of 5.7 percent.
Taíno write-ins in the census
The DHC-A codes Taínos as a people. This diary prints no island-wide tally.
2020 racial recoding, 75.8 to 17.1
A questionnaire change, not a biological fact.
Status vote, November 3, 2020
A yes-or-no question on statehood; print both portions.
Fiona, September 18, 2022
Category One at Punta Tocón, 1920 UTC, 85 miles per hour, 986 millibars. The damage was the rain.
A ballot with no status quo option
Puerto Rico's seventh status referendum broke with all previous votes: for the first time, staying a U.S. territory was not even on the ballot.
Status vote, November 5, 2024
Three non-territorial options; print the certified portions as published.
"Debí tirar más fotos"
Bad Bunny's sixth album turned toward Puerto Rican tradition, and doubled as commentary on gentrification, ahead of a San Juan residency.
Bad Bunny takes Puerto Rico to the Super Bowl
In February 2026, a Puerto Rican artist headlined for the first time the biggest stage in American entertainment, singing almost entirely in Spanish.
Coral, NOAA Reef Watch, DHW
A dated Degree Heating Week snapshot at the Puerto Rico regional station, not a Keys board.