Santurce in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Restaurant La Casita Blanca

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 4, 2023

1. Restaurant La Casita Blanca Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En este rincón se dieron tremenda jaltera Sila y Pesquera.

Restaurant La Casita Blanca inicia campaña politica gobernación de Puerto Rico agosto 13, 1999

[English translation:]
Sila and Pesquera really "pigged out" here.

The political campaign for Governor of Puerto Rico started at La Casita Blanca Restaurant on August 13, 1999.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 13, 1999.

Location. 18° 26.603′ N, 66° 3.219′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Santurce. It is on Calle Tapia just south of Calle Barbos, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Tapia 351, San Juan PR 00912, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Capilla Nuestra Señora de Lourdes (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); Fort San Antonio (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Guillermo Esteves Bridge (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Ataques a la Isleta (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); First Line of Defense (approx. 4 kilometers away); Polvorín de San Jerónimo (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); Memorial de Pulse (Pulse Memorial) (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); Palma real (approx. 4.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.

Regarding Restaurant La Casita Blanca. Sila (Sila María Calderón) and Pesquera (Carlos Pesquera) were opposing candidates in the 2000 governor's election in Puerto Rico. They dined here prior to the election. Calderón won, becoming the first elected female governor of the island.

Restaurant La Casita Blanca and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 4, 2023

2. Restaurant La Casita Blanca and Marker

Puerto Rican Governor Sila Calderon at the Pentagon image. Click for more information.

Robert D. Ward, courtesy Wikimedia Commons, February 27, 2001

3. Puerto Rican Governor Sila Calderon at the Pentagon

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 41 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week August 9, 2026. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 31, 2026.