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

Doctor Rafael Pujals

 
 
Doctor Rafael Pujals Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
1. Doctor Rafael Pujals Marker
Inscription.  
Primer Médico Titular del Cuerpo de Bomberos Municipal.

[English translation:]
First Chief Medical Officer of the Municipal Fire Brigade
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine.
 
Location. 18° 0.717′ N, 66° 36.818′ W. Marker is in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is in Segundo. It can be reached from Marina (Puerto Rico Route 1) north of Calle Cristina ( Route 1), on the left when traveling north. The marker hangs inside the open air Parque de Bombas Museum on the Plaza Pública. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Marina 75, Ponce PR 00730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Southern Coastal Zone. 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 walking
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distance of this marker: The Building / El Edificio (here, next to this marker); Escuela de Architectura y Diseño Rafael Hernández Colón (a few steps from this marker); Don Julio Stenacher (a few steps from this marker); El Edificio / Cronologica del Cuerpo de Bomberos Municipal de Ponce (a few steps from this marker); Willie Vincéns Tous (a few steps from this marker); Elevator [Ascensor] (within shouting distance of this marker); Luis Muñoz Rivera (within shouting distance of this marker); Juan Morel Campos (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce.
 
Doctor Rafael Pujals Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2023
2. Doctor Rafael Pujals Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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