Coll y Toste, Cayetano 1850-1930 creator text utu 2024 monographic es 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Prehistoria de Puerto-Rico" by Cayetano Coll y Toste is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the geological and anthropological development of Puerto Rico, exploring its prehistoric inhabitants, their culture, and the island's natural history. It focuses on the evolution of the island's geography and the early civilizations that existed before European contact. At the start of the text, Coll y Toste sets the stage by describing the geological features of the Antilles and specifically Puerto Rico, detailing its position within the Caribbean and its geological composition. He references various theories about the formation of the island and its connections to the continent, including evidence from paleontology and sedimentology. The author emphasizes the richness of the island's geological history and its implications for understanding the pre-Columbian societies that once thrived there, setting a context for a deeper exploration of the indigenous cultures that inhabited Puerto Rico prior to European conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2024-03-02 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Originally published: San Juan: Tip. Boletin mercantil, 1907 Indians of the West Indies -- Puerto Rico Puerto Rico -- Antiquities F1951 San Juan: Tip. Boletin mercantil, 1907 07036556 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.721256 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73089 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.721256 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73089 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134706.0 73089