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1988 – Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano de San Juan (historical archives) established. [28] 1989 January 2: Héctor Luis Acevedo becomes Mayor of San Juan. September 18: Hurricane Hugo. Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía headquartered in San Juan. [64] 1991 – Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991 created. [39] 1992
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Capital and largest city of Puerto Rico Capital city and municipality in Puerto Rico, United States San Juan Capital city and municipality Municipio Autónomo de San Juan Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Santurce, San Juan Bay, and Old San Juan from San Cristóbal Fortress Old San ...
Unknown epicenter, it caused damage in San Juan and San Germán, at the time the largest settlements in Puerto Rico. [2] 1717-08-30 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – VII – – Unknown epicenter, it destroyed Ponce's cathedral. The fact that it did not cause significant damage in Yauco, San Germán and Lajas suggests it was a small event localized ...
September 15, 1626 – San Nicomedes hurricane affected Puerto Rico as a tropical storm and sank three ships in the bay of San Juan. Millás 1968 [ page needed ] [ 22 ] Cayetano Coll y Toste wrote of this storm, which occurred the year after Battle of San Juan (1625) , which ruined large portions of the city.
May 13, 2017 (Ednita Nazario): marked the 1,000th event held at the venue and the artist's 15th performance at the venue. May 20–21, 2017 (Jorge Pabón "Molusco"): marked the second time a stand-up comedy event was held at the venue by a Puerto Rican comedian. Also marked his debut at the venue to a sold-out two-date performance.
Name Years Party Jose Ramon Becerra y de Garrete 1879–1881 Liberal Reformist Party [1]: José María Marxuach: 1897 Liberal Reformist Party: Francisco Del Valle Atiles [2]: 1898
Dancers at the San Sebastián Festival in San Juan, in 2013. Before the establishment of the modern festival, a small annual procession dedicated to the Saint Sebastian used to take place along San Sebastián Street (Calle San Sebastián) following a mass dedicated to the martyr as established by Juan Manuel Madrazo, parishioner of San José Church during the 1950s, [4] with the purpose to ...
In 1521, the newer settlement was given its formal name: Puerto Rico de San Juan Bautista. The ambiguous use of San Juan Bautista and Puerto Rico for both the city and the island in time led to a reversal in practical use by most inhabitants: by 1746 the name for the city (Puerto Rico) had become that of the entire island, leading to the city ...