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Constructed in 1521, Casa Blanca served as the initial fortification for the San Juan islet and was intended to be the residence of Juan Ponce de León and his family. However, de León passed away during an expedition to Florida without ever residing in the house. Subsequently, it sheltered his descendants until the mid-18th century.
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La Casa Blanca (Spanish for 'white house'), also known as the Efrén Bernier Residence, [1] is a Spanish creole-style historic residence building located at 17 José I. Quintón Street in Coamo Pueblo (downtown Coamo), the historical and administrative center of the Puerto Rican municipality of Coamo. The house dates to 1865 with further ...
The descendants of Ponce de León's family lived in La Casa Blanca for more than 250 years when in 1779 the Spanish Army took control of it. Finally, the American military moved into La Casa Blanca in 1898. [6] [7] The southern city of Ponce is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of the island's first governor. [8]
Pitahaya River in Casa Blanca sector in Pitahaya barrio of Luquillo municipality in Puerto Rico Spanish Río Pitahaya en Sector Casa Blanca en Barrio Pitahaya en Luquillo, Puerto Rico despues del Huracán Isaias en Julio 2020
Oldest building used as a city hall in Puerto Rico, first built as the Cabildo de Puerto Rico. The main structure was built in stages between 1604 and 1789. The façade dates to 1840. [4] Porta Coeli: San Germán: 1609 Religious The church has been on US territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898. Located in San Germán Historic District. [5]
August 15: Ciudad de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico officially founded by Spanish colonists after abandoning nearby Caparra. [5] [6] Construction of Casa Blanca for the Ponce de León family begins. Platting and construction of several streets in Old San Juan including Plaza de Armas and Plaza de la Catedral.
When the Spanish first arrived in Puerto Rico, they noted that the native Taino’s architectural structures were susceptible to decay. Subsequently (among other aspects of their society), Tainos were viewed as naive and inferior, and Spanish depictions of their structures tended to give them a more Neoclassical look (which was the basis of European architecture).