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Bayamón City Hall
Bayamón City Hall is a building in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As the name suggests, it serves as city hall to that city. It is named after Don Ángel Rivera Rodríguez, who was mayor of Bayamón from 1934 to 1944. Bayamón City Hall was inaugurated in 1980 by Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera at the cost of $7.2 million. Rivera stepped down as mayor in 2000, giving way for his son Ramón Luis Rivera, Jr., to become mayor. Since its inauguration, its been occupied by mayors representing the Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), a political party that advocates statehood for Puerto Rico. Located next to El Parque del tren, the city hall is considered a tourist attraction, as it was built over an existing avenue to use its air rights. Visitors park next to the building, walk to the avenue, and board an elevator to reach the offices. According to the building's architects, the reason for building it over the highway is because the city of Bayamón did not own property large enough within the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carretera PR-2, Intersección Con La Carretera PR-5, Bayamón, Puerto Rico , one of the 11 districts of the city of Málaga, Spain
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Carretera (Spanish "highway") may refer to: *'' La Carretera'', album by Julio Iglesias 1995 * "La Carretera" (song), 2016 song by American singer Prince Royce See also * Carretera Central (other) * Carretera Austral, Chile *Carretera de Cádiz Carretera de Cádiz, also known as District 7, is one of the 11 districts of the city of Málaga, Spain. Wards It comprises de following wards (''barrios''): * 25 Años de Paz * Alaska * Almudena * Ardira * Ave María * Barceló * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bayamón (, ) is a Bayamón barrio-pueblo, city, Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico and suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan located in the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas and Comerío, Puerto Rico, Comerío; south of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja and Cataño, Puerto Rico, Cataño; west of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Toa Alta and Naranjito, Puerto Rico, Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 Ward (country subdivision), barrios and Bayamón barrio-pueblo, Bayamón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the second most populous municipality in both the metropolitan area and Puerto Rico. History The Taíno people, the indigenous peoples who encountered European explorers and settlers, were the long-time settlers in this area. The Spanish colonization of the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Luis Rivera
Ramón Luis Rivera Rivera (born June 21, 1929) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party. He served as Mayor of Bayamón from 1977 until 2001. Early life Rivera was born in Aguas Buenas. Rivera began his primary studies in his hometown of Aguas Buenas, but completed high school at the Dr. Agustín Stahl High School in Bayamón. He then completed an Associate degree in Administration from the Metropolitan School of Commerce. Rivera served in the United States Army. From 1952 to 1954, he served during the Korean War. He was stationed in Germany until being honorably discharged. Rivera worked for 15 years for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Political career Rivera began his political career in 1968, when he was elected as member of the Municipal Assembly of Bayamón. In 1972, Rivera was elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico representing District 6. After one term as Representative, Rivera ran for Mayor at the 1976 general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Luis Rivera, Jr
Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest * Ramón Blanco y Erenas (1833–1906), Spanish brigadier and colonial administrator of the Philippines *Ramón Castillo (1873-1944), former Argentinian president * Ramon Dekkers, Dutch muay thai fighter *Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866–1936), Spanish dramatist and novelist * Ramón Díaz, Argentine football player and coach *Ramón H. Dovalina (born 1943), American educator * Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827–1898), Puerto Rican nationalist *Ramón Arellano Félix (1964–2002), Mexican drug lord and fugitive *Ramón Fumadó (born 1981), Venezuelan diver *Ramón Fernando García (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist *Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez (born 1940), American actor, using the stage name Martin Sheen *Ramón González (athlete) (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido Nuevo Progresista
The New Progressive Party ( es, Partido Nuevo Progresista, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates statehood. The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength and currently holds both the seat of the governor and of the resident commissioner. The party is primarily contrasted by two other political parties: the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), which advocates maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of an unincorporated territory of the United States with self-government, and the smaller Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), which advocates for the independence of Puerto Rico. In national/mainland politics, members are split, with some party members affiliating with the Republican Party and some with the Democratic Party, although the PNP tends to be seen as slightly more conservative than the PPD overall. The party traces its history back to 1967. In that year, the Partido Estadista Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Parque Del Tren
Rail transport in Puerto Rico currently consists of a passenger metro system in the island's metropolitan area of San Juan. Its history can be traced back to the mid-19th century with the construction of a limited passenger line in Mayagüez. Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Puerto Rico's rail transport system expanded significantly, becoming one of the largest rail systems in the Caribbean at the time thanks to an economic boom in agriculture industries, especially the sugar cane industry. The rail system was expanded to include passenger travel with a direct line from the island's northern capital of San Juan to the western and southern cities and towns, greatly improving travel and communication within the island. However, the entire system was soon overshadowed by the arrival of the automobile, and by the 1950s was completely abandoned. Small remnants of this system still exist in some parts of Puerto Rico, some conserved for tourism purposes. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived from Latin — are predominantly spoken. The term was coined in the nineteenth century, to refer to regions in the Americas that were ruled by the Spanish, Portuguese and French empires. The term does not have a precise definition, but it is "commonly used to describe South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean." In a narrow sense, it refers to Spanish America plus Brazil (Portuguese America). The term "Latin America" is broader than categories such as ''Hispanic America'', which specifically refers to Spanish-speaking countries; and ''Ibero-America'', which specifically refers to both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries while leaving French and British excolonies aside. The term ''Latin America'' was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. The agency's primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. The governor of the state in which the disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request from the President that FEMA and the federal government respond to the disaster. The only exception to the state's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset—for example, the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' in the 2003 return-flight disaster. While on-th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The following is a list of mayors of the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. List of mayors * José Ramírez de Arellano, circa 1772-1773 * Manuel de Guzmán, circa 1774 * Bernabé Dávila, circa 1775-1776 * Lucas de Fuentes, circa 1777-1799 * Juan Francisco de Fuentes, circa 1800-1802 * Tomás de Rivera, circa 1803 * Miguel Dávila, circa 1806 * Miguel Ramírez de Arellano, circa 1807 * Alonso Dávila, circa 1810 * Juan Francisco de Fuentes, circa 1812 * Francisco Ruiz and Peña, circa 1812-1813 * Luis Ramírez de Arellano, circa 1814 * Laureano Ramos, circa 1814 * Manuel de Villalba, circa 1818-1819 * Miguel de Andino, circa 1820 * Francisco Ruiz and Peña, circa 1820 * Alonso Dávila, circa 1821-1822 * Miguel de Andino, circa 1823-1824 * José Riguera, circa 1825-1826 * Pedro Vassallo, circa 1826 * Tomás Pacanins, circa 1827 * José de Rivera, circa 1828-1831 * Tomás Prieto, circa 1831 * Joaquín Goyena, circa 1832 * Miguel de Andino, circa 1837-1841 * Francisco de Paula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. 19th century * 1772 ** Santa Cruz Church construction begins. ** José Ramírez de Arellano becomes mayor. * 1883 - Population: 15,752 in ayuntamiento (city); 125,277 in departamento (province). 20th century * 1900 - First automobile is photographed in Bayamón * 1905 - Mahogany tree planted in the plaza. * 1908 - Plata Bridge built. * 1910 - Farmacia Serra (pharmacy) building constructed. * 1928 - Hurricane. * 1932 - Hurricane. * 1949 - Puerto Rico National Cemetery established. * 1964 ** Universidad Católica de Bayamón established. ** Santa Rosa Mall in business. * 1970 - Population: 147,552. * 1974 ** Vaqueros de Bayamón baseball club formed. ** Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium opens. * 1977 - City flag design adopted. * 1980 - Bayamón City Hall built. * 1982 - Plaza Rio Hondo Plaza Rio Hondo is a shopping mall in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It opened in 1982 and is anchored by Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Bayamón, Puerto Rico
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, monument, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the :Human habitats, human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
