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Trujillo Alto sits on the Northern Coastal Plain region of Puerto Rico. It is bordered by the municipalities of San Juan, Carolina, Gurabo, and Caguas. [10] Trujillo Alto is a small municipality, covering only 21.47 square miles (55.6 km 2). [17] Trujillo Alto's terrain is mostly plain in the north, while the south features small hills.
Trujillo Alto barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Trujillo Alto, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 673. [1] [4] [5] [6]As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
Francisco Diaz de Cabrera y Córdoba, O.P. (1611–1614 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo) Pedro de Solier y Vargas, O.S.A. (1614–1619 Appointed, Archbishop of Santo Domingo) Bernardo de Valbuena y Villanueva (1620–1627 Died) Juan López de Agurto de la Mata (1631–1634 Confirmed, Bishop of Coro) [6]
The Parroquia del Espíritu Santo y San Patricio (English: Parish Church of the Holy Spirit and Saint Patrick), constructed in 1645, is one of Puerto Rico's oldest Catholic parish churches. It is located in the main plaza of the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico .
The Diocese of Rapid City was founded as the Diocese of Lead in 1902. [2] St. Patrick's in Lead served as the diocese's first cathedral. [3] The See city was transferred to Rapid City in 1930 and St. Mary's Church downtown was renamed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at that time.
Arecibo is the largest in terms of geography, with around 125 mi 2, and Cataño the smallest, with around 4.8 mi 2. [ 3 ] All municipalities have a barrio called pueblo proper, officially called barrio-pueblo (literally "district-town"), which typically is the site of the historic Spanish colonial settlement, administrative center and urban ...
Toa Alta is located west of the capital city of San Juan and was founded in 1751, making it one of the oldest towns on the main island of Puerto Rico. The construction of the San Fernando Rey Church in the main town square began in 1752.
San Juan is located along the north-eastern coast of Puerto Rico in the Northern Plains region. It lies south of the Atlantic Ocean; north of Caguas and Trujillo Alto; east of Guaynabo; and west of Carolina. The city occupies an area of 76.93 square miles (199.2 km 2), of which, 29.11 square miles (75.4 km 2) (37.83%) is water.