Cayey in Municipio de Cayey, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Réplicas de Osamentas de Adultos
Plaza de Recreo Ramón Frade
— [Replicas of Skeletal Remains of Adults] —
En este extremo obsersas varias réplicas de osamentas, adultos en su mayoria, mirando en dirección a la iglesia. Hay una pareja a la que se le identicó un collar de cuentas en yeso, otros con cuentas de cristal dispersas, africanos con mutilación dental y osamentas con "dientes la pala" que pudiese corresponder a individuos indígenas.
*Lo que vez de frende son réplicas de las osamentas encontradas, las osamentas recibieron critiana sepultura y se encuentran en el panteón en memoria a los fundadores.
At this end you can see several replicas of skeletal remains, mostly adults, facing the church. There are couple found with a necklaces made of plaster beads, others with scattered glass beads, Africans with altered teeth and skeletons with "shovel teeth" that could correspond with Taínos.
* What you see are replicas; the actual remains were reinterred under Christian traditions and are in the pantheon as a memorial to the founders.
Erected 2021 by Municipio de Cayey.
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Location. 18° 6.761′ N, 66° 9.952′ W. Marker is in Cayey in Municipio de Cayey, Puerto Rico. Marker is on Calle Núñez Romero east of Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera (Puerto Rico Route 170), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Núñez Romero 104, Cayey PR 00736, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hallazgos Arqueológicos (here, next to this marker); Los Empedrados en el Atrio de la Iglesia y Lado Sur (here, next to this marker); Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Hallazgos Arqueológicos (a few steps from this marker); Réplicas de Osamentas de Niños y Familias (a few steps from this marker); Fundadores de Nuestra Ciudad (a few steps from this marker); En Memoria a los Fundadores y Primeras Familias Cayeyanas.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
