Catedral in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Piña Colada Made Famous
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 10, 2019
1. Piña Colada Made Famous Marker
La Piña Colada
En El Año 1963
Por Don Ramon
Portas Mingot
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In 1963
The Piña Colada
Was Created
By Don Ramon
Portas Mingot
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
Location. 18° 27.876′ N, 66° 7.033′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Catedral. Marker is on Calle Fortaleza, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Casa Natal de Don Ramón Power y Giralt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Francisco de Miranda (about 300 feet away); Noel Estrada (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Juan Ponce de Leon (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Unforeseen Stresses / Presiones Imprevistas (approx. half a kilometer away); La Perla (approx. half a kilometer away); José Julián Acosta Birthplace
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More about this marker. The marble plaque hangs in front of Restaurant Barrachina in Old San Juan.
Regarding Piña Colada Made Famous. There are conflicting stories of who and where the famous drink originated. History.com wrote an interesting article regarding the birth of the piña colada and an excerpt reads:
Two miles west of the Caribe Hilton in the capital’s Old City, another San Juan hotspot stakes its claim as the piña colada’s birthplace. Restaurant Barrachina opened in the late 1950s and quickly gained renown for its paella. On a trip to South America, Spanish chef and owner Pepe Barrachina convinced Ramon Portas Mingot, a Spanish mixologist who wrote cocktail books and worked in the top bars of Buenos Aires, to leave Argentina and become head bartender at his Puerto Rican restaurant. As attested to by a marble plaque outside the eatery’s entrance, Restaurant Barrachina claims Mingot concocted the first piña colada inside its doors in 1963.
Also see . . . The Long, Complicated Story of the Invention of the Piña Colada
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 10, 2019
2. Piña Colada Made Famous Marker
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, August 10, 2019
3. Piña Colada Made Famous Marker
Marker in the distance on the south side of Calle Fortaleza, looking east.
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