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

Municipio de Patillas

"La Esmeralda Del Sureste"

— [Municipio of Patillas - "The Emerald of the Southeast"] —

 
 
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 6, 2023
1. Municipio de Patillas Marker
Inscription.  
Bandera
El diseño de la bandera consta de cuatro rectangulos color verde real, en las esquinas simbolizando nuestros valles y montañas.

La cruz dorada representa la fidelidad al Sando Cristo de la Salud, el patrón. En el centro de la cruz, levva una figura octagonal alargada que simboliza una esmeralda por lo que a nuestro pueblo se le conoce como la Esmeralda del Sureste.

Himno "Patillense"
- Autor: Andres Plaud Soto

Patillenses, ¡Veis la luz,
de la antorcha y su esplendor,
que ilumina en noble gesta de amor…
la ruta que recorrio,
el que por ti ayer luchó
en las lides de los campos del honor!

No olvidéis otras proezas
en las artes del saber,
producto de otros hermanos,
que este pueblo vio nacer.

Sus conquistas celebremos
con solemne admiración:
¡Hosanna mis cumpueblanos....
les brindo mi corazon!

Escudo
El cuervo con un pedazo de pan en el pico, simboliza el ave que salva la vida a San Benito Abad, el patrono del pueblo, de ser
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envenenado con un pedazo de pan.

El castillo de tres ventanas, simboliza el cuativerio de Santa Barbara, patrona de Patillas, en sus primeros años de fundación y su devoción a la santísima Trinidad.

La cruz, representa al Santo cristo de la salud.

Los dos machetes cruzados debajo de la cruz. Expresan la lucha de nuestros campensinos en el cañaveral y los orígines de nuestro desarrollo econónmico.

Las tres torres en la parte superior significan que Patillas esta categorizado como Pueblo.

La hoja de sandía o Patilla, fruta que abundo al oeste de Patillas, la razón del nombre de nuestro pueblo.

Ellema: "Ora et labora," significa ora y trabaja. Lema de la orden religiosa de San Benito Abad.

[English translation:]
Flag
The design of the flag consists of four real green rectangles, in the corners symbolizing our valleys and mountains.

The golden cross represents fidelity to the Holy Christ of Health, the patron saint. In the center of the cross, there is an elongated octagonal figure that symbolizes an emerald, which is why our people are known as the Emerald of the Southeast.

"Patillense" Anthem
- Author: Andres Plaud Soto

Patillenses, you see the light,
of the torch and its splendor,
that
Municipio de Patillas Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 6, 2023
2. Municipio de Patillas Marker
illuminates in a noble deed of love…
the route that he traveled,
the one who fought for you yesterday in the fights of the fields of honor!

Don't forget other feats
in the arts of knowledge,
product of other brothers,
that were born in this town.

Let's celebrate his conquests with solemn admiration:
Hosanna my compatriots....
I give you my heart!

Shield
The raven with a piece of bread in its beak symbolizes the bird that saves the life of San Benito Abad, the town's patron saint, from being poisoned with a piece of bread.

The castle with three windows symbolizes the captivity of Santa Barbara, patron saint of Patillas in its early years and her devotion to the Holy Trinity.

The cross represents the Holy Christ of health.

The two crossed machetes under the cross express the struggle of our peasants in the cane fields and the origins of our economic development.

The three towers at the top mean that Patillas is categorized as a Town.

The watermelon leaf or Patilla, a fruit that abounds to the west of Patillas, inspiration for our town's name.

Motto: "Ora et labora," means pray and work. Motto of the religious order of San Benito Abad.
 
Erected 2023 by Municipio de Patillas,
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureChurches & ReligionNotable PlacesPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 18° 0.336′ N, 66° 1.038′ W. Marker is in Patillas in Municipio de Patillas, Puerto Rico. Marker is at the intersection of Calle Muñoz Rivera (Puerto Rico Route 3) and Calle Esmerelda, on the right when traveling east on Calle Muñoz Rivera. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Muñoz Rivera 300, Patillas PR 00723, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Alcaldes de Patillas (here, next to this marker); Calle Paulino Rodríguez Bernier (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial a los Veteranos (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Calle Los Congos - Patillas (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); San Miguel Arcangel (approx. half a kilometer away); Monumento a Korea y Vietnam (approx. 6.6 kilometers away); Samuel F.B. Morse (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Samuel F.B. Morse en Arroyo, P.R. (approx. 6.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Patillas.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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