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It was created in 1967 as the Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico General Library) by Joint Resolution No. 44 of the Puerto Rico Legislature. [2] It opened on April 11, 1973. [3] In 2003 it was renamed Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico by Act 188 of August 17 of that year. [4] The library is ascribed to the Institute of Puerto Rican ...
All nature reserves in Puerto Rico are protected by Puerto Rico Law #150, [1] first approved on August 8, 1988, better known as the Puerto Rico Natural Heritage Program Act (Ley del Programa de Patrimonio Natural de Puerto Rico) that seeks to protect the natural resources of the island for the purpose of natural preservation and tourism.
The headland, along with the hilly and coastal ecosystems around it, are protected under the Inés María Mendoza Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural Inés María Mendoza), established by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust (Para la Naturaleza), and named after Inés María Mendoza, former First Lady of Puerto Rico and renown educator and ...
Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (called national parks in Puerto Rico [1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other ...
The Puerto Rico Conservation Trust manages two-thirds of the protected area while the municipalities of Barranquitas and Aibonito manage the rest; the organization Para La Naturaleza manages the clerical, tourist and recreational activities of the area while also promoting the conservation and scientific activities that take place in the form ...
Puerto Rico has been commemorated on four U.S. postal stamps. Insular Territories were commemorated in 1937, the third stamp honored Puerto Rico featuring 'La Fortaleza', the Spanish Governor's Palace. [299] The first free election for governor of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico was honored on 27 April 1949, at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Ponce Municipal Library, formally, Biblioteca Municipal Mariana Suárez de Longo (English: Mariana Suárez de Longo Municipal Library), and also known as Biblioteca Publica de Ponce (English: Ponce Public Library), is the library system of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1870, it is the oldest public library in Puerto ...
University library: 1948: 1969 [1] Unk: Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico: Modern: 4: Centro de Acceso a la Información: Sabanetas: UIA-Ponce PR-1 WB: University library: 1962: 1984: Unk: Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en Ponce: Modern: 5: Biblioteca Adelina Coppin Alvarado: Playa: PR-2 EB at PR-12: University library: 1970: 1970 ...