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

Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial

1492 - 1992

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Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Esta verja fue construida por España con motivo del quinto centenario del descubrimiente de America - encuentro de dos mundos.

[English translation:]
This gate was built by Spain on the occasion of the fifth centenary of the discovery of America - meeting of two worlds.

Erected 1991.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is October 12, 1492.

Location. 18° 0.746′ N, 66° 36.851′ W. Marker is in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is in Segundo. Marker is on Calle Reina Isabel east of Calle Unión, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Reina Isabel 86, Ponce PR 00730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial (here, next to this marker); Luis Muñoz Rivera (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Julio Stenacher (within shouting

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distance of this marker); The Building / El Edificio (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctor Rafael Pujals (within shouting distance of this marker); El Edificio / Cronologica del Cuerpo de Bomberos Municipal de Ponce (within shouting distance of this marker); Escuela de Architectura y Diseño Rafael Hernández Colón (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willie Vincéns Tous (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce.

The Fox Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

2. The Fox Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.