Why do you celebrate the Puerto Rican Day Parade in June New York City?

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade in is held on the second Sunday of June to commemorate the landing of Juan Ponce de León on the shores of Puerto Rico and the cultural heritage of Puerto Ricans living in the continental United States.

Puerto Ricans have held parades on this day in June each year in NYC since 1958 when they commemorated their community, culture, music, folklore, history, cuisine and beauty by taking over New York streets on Sunday The National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc,. which hosts one of several national and local parades of this nature has the attendance over two million and has become the the largest Puerto Rican Day Parade in the world