The Puerto Rican Cuatro is thought to have been modeled by the Puerto Rican mountain folk known as jibaros after the Spanish vihuela poblana (also known as the Renaissance guitar) which was brought to the island by Spanish colonists during the 18th century. However, the exact origins of the cuatro in Puerto Rico are unknown
By the end of the 19th century (around 1875), the Puerto Rican cuatro had acquired 5 pairs of strings and the tuning configuration we know today. Usually carved from solid blocks of laurel wood
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