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Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

Sylvia Rexach

(San Juan, 1921 - San Juan, 1961)

 
 
Sylvia Rexach Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023
1. Sylvia Rexach Marker
Inscription.  
Poetisa, guionista y compositora. Pianista y guitarrista. Fundó el primer conjunto musical integrado por mujeres. Pionera de la música popular hispana.

Poet, screenwriter, and composer. Piano and guitar player. She founded the first female musical ensemble. She was a pioneer of the Latin popular music.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women.
 
Location. 18° 27.957′ N, 66° 6.471′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. It is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida de la Constitución 9, San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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
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once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rebekah Colberg (a few steps from this marker); Sor Isolina Ferré Aguayo (a few steps from this marker); Julia de Burgos (a few steps from this marker); Josefina Barceló Bird de Romero (a few steps from this marker); María Libertad Gómez Garriga (within shouting distance of this marker); Felisa Rincón de Gautier (within shouting distance of this marker); Ileana Colón Carlo (within shouting distance of this marker); María Luisa Arcelay de la Rosa (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.
 
Sylvia Rexach Marker image. Click for full size.
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023
2. Sylvia Rexach Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Oct. 10, 2026