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Farmacias Moscoso
Farmacias Moscoso, commonly known as Moscoso, was a Puerto Rican pharmacy chain that evolved into a large company from its creation in Ponce, Puerto Rico during 1898. It was first known as Droguerías Moscoso. History Origins The first Moscoso pharmacy opened in 1898 in the town of Aibonito by Don Teodoro Moscoso, father of late president, Don José G. Moscoso. Don Teodoro was Puerto Rican, born in Carolina and came from a large family made up of six brothers and six sisters. His father owned what they called in the United States a "general store" in the town of Carolina. This is a type of store that existed in small towns in Puerto Rico and in the United States. It was called that because it sold everything, from postage stamps, candy, soft drinks, fabrics, etc., and they even had somewhere in the store home remedies, pills for different ailments, purgatives, etc. It is interesting to note that of the six men in the Moscoso family, five became pharmacists. When Don Teodoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans (), most commonly known as Puerto Rico#Etymology, Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Borinqueños'', '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Borincanos'', or '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Puertorros'', are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through Genetics, ancestry, Culture of Puerto Rico, culture, or History of Puerto Rico, history. Puerto Ricans are predominately a Multiracial people, tri-racial, Hispanophone, Spanish-speaking, Christianity, Christian society, descending in varying degrees from Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous Taíno, Taíno natives, Southern Europe, Southwestern European Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonists, and West Africa, West and Central African Atlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Del Sur Mall
Centro del Sur Mall is a shopping mall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At the time of its inauguration in 1962,Carmelo Rosario Natal. ''Ponce En Su Historia Moderna: 1945-2002.'' Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2003. p. 58. it was Puerto Rico's largest mall and “the most modern mall in the Caribbean.” It is located at the intersection of Puerto Rico routes PR-163 (Avenida Las Américas) and Puerto Rico Highway 1, PR-1 (Miguel Pou, Bulevar Miguel Pou). Its original building cost was United States dollar, $2,500,000 ($ in dollars). It has been enlarged several times; including in 1991, in 2005, and again in 2010; this last time to accommodate the megastore Burlington (department store), Burlington. History Opening: 1960s On June 27, 1962, developed by IBEC Realty Company, Centro del Sur inaugurated with anchors Kmart, Kresge’s, Barker's Discount Department Stores, Barker’s, and Grand Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain Cayey barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico), Central Mountain range, north east of Salinas, Puerto Rico, Salinas and north of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Guayama; south of Cidra, Puerto Rico, Cidra and Caguas, Puerto Rico, Caguas; east of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Aibonito and west of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo. Cayey is spread over 21 barrios plus Cayey barrio-pueblo, Cayey Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cayey is notable for its surrounding mountains. The city has been actively growing since the 1990s, evidenced by its designation as a San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area, Metropolitan Area by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau. It has experienced significant growth in commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo (; ) is a Arecibo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado and Ciales, Puerto Rico, Ciales; east of Hatillo, Puerto Rico, Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, Barceloneta and Florida, Puerto Rico, Florida. It is about west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the capital city. Arecibo is the largest municipality in Puerto Rico by area, and it is the core city of the Puerto Rico statistical areas, Arecibo Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the greater San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area, San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area. It is spread over 18 ''barrios'' and Arecibo barrio-pueblo, Arecibo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Its population in 2020 was 87,754. The Arecibo Observatory, which housed the Arecibo telescope, the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Auto
Western Auto Supply Company—known more widely as Western Auto—was a Chain store, specialty retail chain of stores that supplied auto part, automobile parts and accessories operating approximately 1,200 stores across the United States. Started in 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri, by George Pepperdine and Don Abnor Davis, Pepperdine would later found Pepperdine University. Western Auto was purchased by Beneficial Corporation in 1961; Western Auto's management led a leveraged buyout private equity in the 1980s, in 1985, leading three years later to a sale to Sears. Sears sold most of the company to Advance Auto Parts in 1998, and by 2003, the resulting merger had led to the end of the Western Auto brand and its product distribution network. After the demise of Western Auto, the company's corporate headquarters at 2017 Grand Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri, was transformed into loft Condominium (living space), condominiums, the Western Auto sign remaining atop the buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Union (supermarket)
Grand Union Supermarkets, later known as Grand Union Family Markets and often referred to simply as Grand Union, is an American chain of grocery stores that does business in upstate New York and Vermont, and used to do business throughout most of the northeastern United States. It operated stores in other areas of the country, including the midwestern and southeastern states, and internationally in the Caribbean and Canada. The company was founded and headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in the early 20th century. Grand Union moved again to Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and finally to Wayne, New Jersey, before the company was forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2001 and sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers. After C&S bought Grand Union, it down-scaled most of its operations, keeping only a number of stores in upstate New York and New England open. The chain was sold to Tops Friendly Markets in 2012; in 2013 Tops rebranded the remaining Grand Union stores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo (, ) is a Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón, south of Cataño, Puerto Rico, Cataño and San Juan Bay, and north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas, Guaynabo is spread over 9 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, Guaynabo Pueblo. With a land area of and a population of 89,780 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area. The studios of WAPA-TV, the most watched List of television stations in Puerto Rico, television station in Puerto Rico, are located in Guaynabo. History The first European settlement in Puerto Rico, Caparra Archaeological Site, Caparra, was founded in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León in land that is today part of Guayna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Trujillo Alto () is a Trujillo Alto barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico. Located on the northeastern coastal plain on the boundary between the Northern Karst Belt and Sierra de Luquillo, it is north of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Caguas and Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Gurabo, southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico, Carolina. Part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area, Trujillo Alto is spread over 6 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Trujillo Alto barrio-pueblo, Trujillo Alto Pueblo. Trujillo Alto was officially founded in 1801, but gained more importance during the 20th century. Due to its proximity to the capital, San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the city has become a suburb of the metropolitan area, which has sparked its growth during recent years. The population of Trujillo Alto has increased through the last century from 9,576 (1930) to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (), is a Guayama barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the center of the Guayama metropolitan area with a population of 68,442 in 2020. Etymology and nicknames The original name of the city is San Antonio de Padua de Guayama, named after the saint Anthony of Padua; as with other settlement names in Puerto Rico, the name was eventually shortened to ''Guayama''. ''Guayama'' comes from the name of a Taíno cacique (chief), who was leader of the tribes in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The Taíno language, Taíno word ''Guayama'' (''wayama'') is said to mean "great place" or "big open space". Another legend tells that the name of the town comes from the name of a woman called Juana Guayama who is said to have been an early owner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Río Piedras () (Spanish language, Spanish for ''stones river'') is a highly urbanized commercial and residential district in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the capital Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico. Adjacent to the Hato Rey business center and concentrated in the Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico, barrios of Pueblo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Pueblo, Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Universidad, Hato Rey Sur, El Cinco, San Juan, Puerto Rico, El Cinco, and Monacillo Urbano, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monacillo Urbano, it is about from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Condado (Santurce), Condado and Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, Isla Verde resort areas, and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, SJU airport. It has been the home of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, main campus of the University of Puerto Rico since 1903, earning the popular name of ''Ciudad Universitaria'' (college town). The largest health institution in the Geography of Puert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Fajardo () is a town and a municipality part of the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area in Puerto Rico. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is also home to the largest marina in the Caribbean, called Puerto del Rey. The town contains various hotels and inns. Offshore, near Fajardo, a few islets can be found. These are Icacos, Isla Palomino, Palominito, and Diablo, among other uninhabited coral islands and barrier reefs. History Fajardo was founded in 1760, 1773 or 1774 (depending on the authority) as Santiago de Fajardo. It was one of the locations used by the American troops to invade Puerto Rico. On August 1, 1898 the USS Puritan under the command of Captain Frederic W. Rodgers, sailed the coastline near the city of Fajardo when he spotted the Faro de Las Cabezas de San Juan (Cape San Juan lighthouse), which was supposed to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Humacao () is a Humacao barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Yabucoa; south of Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Naguabo; east of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Las Piedras; and west of Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao barrio-pueblo, Humacao Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The region of what is now Humacao belonged to the Taíno people, Taíno region of Humaka, which covered a portion of the southeast coast of Puerto Rico. The region was led by cacique Jumacao (also referred to as "Macao"). The Taíno settlement was located on the shores of what is called now the Humacao River. It is believed that the Taíno chief Jumacao was the first "cacique" to learn to read and write in Spanish, since he wrote a letter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
