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

Luis del Carmen Echevarria Delgado

1771 - 1852

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023

1. Luis del Carmen Echevarria Delgado Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Naci en el pueblo Zafra, España, el 24 de mayo de 1771 y muere el 30 de noviembre de 1852.

Fue el fundador del pueblo de Gurabo en el año 1814 y nuestro primer alcalde, siendo el patron San Jose.

[English translation:]
He was born in the town of Zafra, Spain, on May 24, 1771 and died on November 30, 1852.

He was the founder of the town of Gurabo in the year 1814 and our first mayor, with Saint Joseph being the patron.

Erected 2006 by Municipio de Gurabo, Hon. Victor M. Ortiz Diaz, Alcalde.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 24, 1771.

Location. 18° 15.29′ N, 65° 58.327′ W. Marker is in Gurabo in Municipio de Gurabo, Puerto Rico. It is at the intersection of Puerto Rico Route 189 and Calle San José, on the right when traveling west on Puerto Rico Route 189. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gurabo PR 00778, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Region and in the San Juan Metropolitan Area.

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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 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Luis A. Ferré Aguayo (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldado Gurabeño (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldados Gurabeños Fallecidos en Combate (within shouting distance of this marker); Jaime Serrano Dávila (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lcdo. Ángel Viera Martínez (about 400 feet away); In Memoriam (approx. 6.1 kilometers away); Monumento a los Muertos y Desaparecidos en Acción (approx. 6.6 kilometers away); In Memoria de Todos Los Veteranos de la Guerra de Corea (approx. 6.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gurabo.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2023

2. Luis del Carmen Echevarria Delgado Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.