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Tercero in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

Don Luis Muñoz Rivera

 
 
Don Luis Muñoz Rivera Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
1. Don Luis Muñoz Rivera Marker
Inscription.  
En este lugar radicaba el edificio donde Don Luis Muñoz Rivera fundo su periodico La Democracia el 1o de Julio de 1890.

La Ciudad de Ponce en el centenario de su natalicio


[English translation:]
At a building on this site Mr. Luis Muñoz Rivera founded his newspaper La Democracia on July 1st, 1890.

The City of Ponce on the centennial of his birth
 
Erected 1959 by Municipio de Ponce.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & CommercePatriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1890.
 
Location. 18° 0.713′ N, 66° 36.771′ W. Marker is in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is in Tercero. It is on Calle Cristina (Puerto Rico Route 1) east of Marina ( Route 1), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Cristina 59, Ponce PR 00733, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Puerto Rico’s Southern Coastal Zone. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America,
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in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elevator [Ascensor] (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Elevator [Ascensor] (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Elevator [Ascensor] (within shouting distance of this marker); Willie Vincéns Tous (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Willie Vincéns Tous (within shouting distance of this marker); Escuela de Architectura y Diseño Rafael Hernández Colón (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctor Rafael Pujals (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paseo Antonio S. Arias Ventura (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce.
 
Don Luis Muñoz Rivera Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
2. Don Luis Muñoz Rivera Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 12, 2026