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In 1944 a monument to the city founders was constructed in the plaza. In 1944 Regino
Cabassa made great efforts to get the creation of a Monuments to the founders of the city in the Plaza Colon. At first there were some obstacles especially since the monument was to be built of
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The plaza is paved in marble is graced by a group of lampposts in bronze that date over more than one hundred years. Each lamp is held by an oriental
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that metal was hard to come by. But finally on
November 19, 1944, the monument was unveiled before Mayor Don Manuel A. Barreto.
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was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship in Puerto Rico with the church, now
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in the other. Its location was designated in 1760 close to the city founding.
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The name of the Plaza Publica is presented here without the
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433:. Puerto Rico: PUERTO RICO HERALD
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776:Squares in Puerto Rico
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18:Plaza Colón (San Juan)
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125:Coordinates
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770:Categories
463:2009-07-27
335:References
137:67°08′21″W
134:18°12′04″N
750:See also:
437:August 8,
279:in 1843.
277:Barcelona
252:odalisque
406:, p. 180
225:Mayagüez
177:85003085
115:Mayagüez
106:Location
295:Gallery
270:Statues
237:Spanish
325:accent
285:bronze
404:(PDF)
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311:Notes
221:plaza
162:Built
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378:2016
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