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Market Place, Ponce, P. R.
"Originally designed by architect Timoteo Luberza de San Martín and modeled after the Paris market in France, the building has been broadly remodeled many times throughout its life. During the 1941 remodeling, the original structure, which was not…
PARQUE DE BOMBEROS, PONCE
"In 1820, two great fires affected the city of Ponce; one destroyed great part of the center of the city; and the other gutted 80% of Ponce's port zone, paralyzing all, commercial trade to the southern section of Puerto Rico. Because of this problem…
Mayagüez Plaza, San Juan, P. R.
"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…
PORTO RICO, Columbus Monument, Mayaguez
Columbus Monument. The statue of Columbus rests on an ornate base, and is a fine bronze figure of the discoverer of America, poised upon a globe, and upholding the flag of Spain. The monument is in the centre of a superb square in Mayaguez, and,…
PARQUE CRISTOBAL COLON, AGUADILLA, P. R.
Christopher columbus Park, at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. A huge stone cross marks the site of the landing of Columbus in Puerto Rico on the 19th of November, 1493. Here he found an Indian village. The native name of the Island was Boriquen, but Columbus…
Catedral - Ciudad Trujillo, Rep. Dom.
CATEDRAL, Ciudad Trujillo, Rep. Dom. La más antigua del nuevo mundo, erigida en 1514, en ella reposan los restos de Cristóbal Colón, descubridor de América.
CATHEDRAL, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. The oldest cathedral in the new world,…
CATHEDRAL, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. The oldest cathedral in the new world,…
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COLUMBUS CATHEDRAL, HAVANA, CUBA
Columbus Cathedral, showing main entrance, and within which the remains of Columbus are said to have rested for years.