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2. Old San Juan - Wikipedia

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   Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" [4] of the islet of San Juan in San Juan.Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts) of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

3. Felisa Rincón de Gautier - Wikipedia

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   Felisa Rincón de Gautier [note 1] ( née Marrero; also known as Doña Fela; January 9, 1897 – September 16, 1994) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the mayor of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas. [1]

4. Castillo San Felipe del Morro - Wikipedia

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   13000284 [ 2 ] Castillo San Felipe del Morro ( English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip ), most commonly known as El Morro(The Promontory), is a large fortress and citadel in the historic district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Commissioned by King Charles I of Spain in 1539, it was first built as a fortified tower in honor of King Philip II ...

5. San Juan, Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   San Juan ( / ˌsæn ˈhwɑːn /, Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwan]; Spanish for "Saint John ") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.

6. History of women in Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called Boriken before the arrival of Spaniards. During the Spanish colonization the cultures and customs of the Taíno, Spanish, African and women from non-Hispanic European ...

7. 10 reasons to visit San Juan, Puerto Rico right now - AOL

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   Check out our top 10 things to do in San Juan, Puerto Rico above and if you decide to book a trip, make sure you take some time to check out the local shops, hotels and eateries!

8. Afro-Puerto Ricans - Wikipedia

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   African Collection at the Museo de las Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico The first black people in the island came alongside European colonists as workers from Spain and Portugal known as Ladinos . [ 61 ] [ 62 ] During the 1500s, the slaves that Spain imported to Puerto Rico and most of its other colonies, were mainly from the Upper Guinea ...

9. List of Miss Puerto Rico titleholders - Wikipedia

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   Dayanara Torres, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 1993 and Miss Universe 1993. Joyce Giraud, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 1998 and Miss Puerto Rico World 1994. Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 and Miss Universe 2006. Winner of Miss Universe. Runner-up in the Top 5 or Top 6.