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[ Puente sobre el río Maravilla-Corozal 1925 ]**
"The Mavilla bridge was built in 1903 to substitute a wooden structure from 1853 servicing an old 19th century Toa Alta-Bayamón unpaved road. Eighty men worked under Roque Paniagua on the construction of the bridge which cost $3,000.00. In 1909,…
[ Marqués de la Serna Bridge ]
"The Marques de la Serna bridge is named after the marquis of Serna, Felix Maria de Messina, who was governor of Puerto Rico from 1862 to 1865. It is the first metal bridge to have been built in the Island, and the only metal arch bridge that exists…
[ Puente contiguo al de los Reyes Católicos ]
"Many events beneficial to land transportation between San Juan and the Western part of the island took place in 1881:"the paving of the Cataño-Bayamón highway, the opening of the original Reyes Católicos bridge over the Plata River between Dorado…
[ Puente de los Reyes Catolicos 1896 ]
Puente de los Reyes Catolicos 1896
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Cruza río La Plata entre Toa Alta y Toa,
destruido por San Ciriaco - 8 agosto 1899
AGPR
Cruza río La Plata entre Toa Alta y Toa,
destruido por San Ciriaco - 8 agosto 1899
[ Calle en Utuado, 1898 ]**
Observe las lámparas para el alumbrado eléctrico. Utuado fue el primer pueblo de Puerto Rico que tuvo servicio de luz eléctrica.
[ Calle en Utuado, 1898 ]**
Observe las lámparas para el alumbrado eléctrico. Utuado fue el primer pueblo de Puerto Rico que tuvo servicio de de luz eléctrica.
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Our Lady of Mercy Church. Havana.
Main altar decorated for a wedding.
"... founded around 1755 and only officially blessed in 1792. The later construction is clear in the baroque façade while an extensive rebuilding in…