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"Muñoz Rivera" Square, at Ponce, P.R.

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This statue of Luis Muñoz Rivera, one of the many illustrious statesmen of Puerto Rico, is to be found in the Plaza of the same name located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Part of the Plaza also consists of a beautiful park called "Las Delicias" where band…

[ Costado Oeste Plaza Degetau ]

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Costado Oeste Plaza Degetau
Ponce, P. R. 1881
Foto Colección JP Camy

Ayuntamiento y Plaza Principal.
City Hall and Plaza Principal.
San Juan, P. R.

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"The City Hall, as we know it today, was completed at an early stage with the building facing the Plaza de Armas during the administration of Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez, who ruled the island from 1795 to 1801. However, the seat dates back to 1602…

Mayagüez Plaza, San Juan, P. R.

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"In 1576 a decree of the Spanish emperor Felipe II established a set of rules and regulations for settlements in the New World. This were compiled in 1680 in the Laws of Indies. These norms were quite strict. They established the location of the…