Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial

Puerto Rico: 500 Años de Cambio y Reafirmacion

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[Puerto Rico: 500 Years of Change and Reaffirmation]

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Photographed by George Cortés, May 9, 2021

1. Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial

Este proyecto conmemora el histórico evento del quinto centenario del descubrimiento de Puerto Rico encuentro de dos mundos, realizado en el 1993 como aportación al cambio y a la reafirmación de nuestro descubrimiento.

[English translation:]
This project commemorates the historic event of the quincentenary of the discovery of Puerto Rico, the meeting of two worlds, held in 1993 as a contribution to change and the reaffirmation of our discovery.
 
Erected 1993 by Comision Puertorriqueña Para La Celebracion Del Quinto Centenario Del Descubrimiento De Puerto Rico.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1493.
 
Location. 18° 20.439′ N, 66° 19.028′ W. Marker is in Corozal in Municipio de Corozal, Puerto Rico. It is on Calle Bou just south of Calle Sixto Febus (State Highway 891), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Gándara 26, Corozal PR 00783, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is on

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the Northern Coastal Zone and in the Cordillera Central. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 26 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Master Sergeant Juan E. Negrón (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Monumento a los Veteranos (within shouting distance of this marker); Crossfire / Fuego cruzado (approx. 23.7 kilometers away); A Never-Ending Challenge / Un Trabajo Que Nunca Se Acaba (approx. 23.7 kilometers away); Defending San Juan / Defensa de San Juan (approx. 23.7 kilometers away); Imagine Life Here / Imagine Vivir Aquí (approx. 23.7 kilometers away); Reconocimiento al Veterano Cidreño (approx. 24.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corozal.

 

Photographed by George Cortés, May 9, 2021

2. Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2021, by George Cortés of Arlington, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.