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Vieques was formally annexed to Puerto Rico in 1854. In 1816, Vieques was briefly visited by Simón Bolívar when his ship ran aground there while fleeing defeat in Venezuela. [10] During the second part of the 19th century, thousands of slaves of African descent were brought to Vieques to work the sugarcane plantations.
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Vieques is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, [1] (and means wards or boroughs or neighborhoods in English).
The Spanish Virgin Islands (Spanish: Islas Vírgenes Españolas), [1] [2] formerly called the Passage Islands (Spanish: Islas del Pasaje), commonly known as the Puerto Rican Virgin Islands (Spanish: Islas Vírgenes Puertorriqueñas), consist of the islands of Vieques and Culebra, located between the main island of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the northeastern Caribbean. [3]
Isla Palomino Cayo Icacos Cayo Aurora. This is a list of islands of Puerto Rico.. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has over 143 islands, keys, islets, and atolls.Only the main island of Puerto Rico (3,424 sq mi [8,868 km2]), and the islands of Vieques (51 sq mi [130 km 2]), and Culebra (10 sq mi [26 km 2]) are inhabited.
National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 16 municipalities of Puerto Rico. This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the eastern region of Puerto Rico, from Carolina in the northeast to Arroyo in the southeast. It also includes the islands of Culebra and Vieques.
Florida is a barrio in the island-municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,821. [3] [4] [5] ... , Urbanización Estancias de Isla Nena ...
In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Pueblo and Florida barrios was 2,646. [15] In July 2020, Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriated funds for repairs to Vieques' plaza. [16]
Blue Beach, better known as La Chiva Beach (Spanish: Playa La Chiva), is a popular beach on the southern coast of Vieques in barrio Puerto Ferro. The beach is considered one of the best in both Vieques and Puerto Rico for its breathtaking scenery, its soft sand and crystal clear water, ideal for swimming and snorkeling.