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Manatí barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Manatí, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,746. Its population in 2010 was 5,746. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Manatí barrio-pueblo is where the central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church are located.
Manatí was founded in 1738 by Don Pedro Menendez Valdes. The Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria church was built in the seventeenth century and is still standing in its original spot. [2] Manati is known as La Ciudad Metropolitana (The Metropolitan City), and also as Las Atenas de Puerto Rico, (The Athens of Puerto Rico). [3]
Vega Baja was originally known as Vega-baxa del Naranjal de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Vega Baja of the Orange Grove of Our Lady of the Rosary). Cibuco is one of the rivers that goes through Vega Baja, and is a variation of the name Sebuco, who was a chief or Cacique Taíno of the region. These small tribes of Taínos were known to settle in ...
Pages in category "Barrios of Manatí, Puerto Rico" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Tierras Nuevas Saliente is a barrio in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,757. Its population in 2010 was 6,757. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Plaza del Mercado de Manatí is a historic marketplace building in Manatí, Puerto Rico. It was the first structure that tried to house under one roof, all the market functions that until 1925 were carried out in an open lot on Padial Street.
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The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y San Matías (English: Church of Our Lady of the Presentation and Saint Matthias) is a church in the municipality of Manatí, Puerto Rico. It was built originally in 1729 and underwent major repairs in 1864 directed by engineer Ramon Soler.