{"id":1322,"date":"2018-01-13T15:19:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T20:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2019-03-15T21:24:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T01:24:27","slug":"my-puerto-rican-dna-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=1322","title":{"rendered":"My Puerto Rican DNA Results"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(My DNA results as per Ancestry.com.)<\/p><\/div>\n

As a Puerto Rican<\/a>, I have known for decades that my ethnic makeup consisted of a mix of Spanish<\/a>, Taino<\/a>, and African<\/a> ancestry. However, I did not know the actual makeup of my Puerto Rican blood until now. In December I sent away for my DNA<\/a> results from Ancestry.com. The company noted results would be ready in six to eight weeks but mine was completed in four weeks. I, of course, am still Puerto Rican, but now that means more to me than just being Spanish, Taino, and African.<\/p>\n

I primarily wanted to find out the exact percentage of my Native American and African heritage and more specifically I wanted to know where in Africa my ancestors came from. While I waited for my results, I conducted research online and was surprised to find out that most Puerto Ricans who tested their DNA had traces of Italian and Greek ancestry. I also saw many Puerto Ricans had some heritage from Great Britain. Prior to this research and my DNA results, I never really thought of being anything other than Puerto Rican.<\/p>\n

Here is a summary of my Puerto Rican DNA results:<\/p>\n