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Rafael Carrión Sr. Rafael Carrión Sr. (January 3, 1891 – March 26, 1964), the patriarch of one of Puerto Rico's financial dynasties, was one of the founding fathers [1] [2] of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, the largest bank in Puerto Rico and the largest Hispanic bank in the United States. [3]
Map of the departments of Puerto Rico during Spanish provincial times (1886).. The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people before 430 BC. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1493, the dominant indigenous culture was that of the Taínos.
Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" 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.
It is about 50 miles (80 km) west of San Juan, the capital city. Arecibo is the largest municipality in Puerto Rico by area, and it is the core city of the Arecibo Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the greater San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area. [4] It is spread over 18 barrios and Arecibo Pueblo (the downtown area and ...
New Progressive Party. Alma mater. Ana G. Méndez University. Profession. Politician. senator. Nelson Cruz Santiago (born August 12, 1975 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician and a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2021. He is affiliated to the New Progressive Party (PNP). [1]
787/939. Major routes. Utuado ( Spanish pronunciation: [uˈtwaðo]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the Cordillera Central. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west of Ciales and Jayuya.
El Morrillo or "Big Cay hill top". Administration. United States. Puerto Rico. Commonwealth. Puerto Rico. Municipality. Humacao. Cayo Santiago, also known as Santiago Island, Isla de los monos (or Island of the monkeys ), is located at 18°09′23″N 65°44′03″W, 0.59 mi (0.95 km) 0.6 mi (1.0 km) to the east of Punta Santiago, Humacao ...
Ponce (US: / ˈ p ɔː n s eɪ, ˈ p oʊ n-/, UK: / ˈ p ɒ n s eɪ /, Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ) is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León.