[ Daños en calle de Ponce tras el huracán San Ciriaco]

[ Daños en calle de Ponce tras el huracán San Ciriaco]

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Calle de Ponce después de San Ciriaco 1899

Street in Ponce after Hurricane San Ciriaco in 1899. "The most devastating effect of San Ciriaco was the destruction of the farmlands, especially in the mountains where the coffee plantations were located. San Ciriaco aggravated the social and economic situation of Puerto Rico at the time and had serious repercussions in the years that followed". --Description from, Library of Congress, Hurricane San Ciriaco.

Harper's Weekly

University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). School of Architecture Library.

2022-02-28

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