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Hacienda Santa Rita
Hacienda Santa Rita is located in the municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Casa Madre y Noviciado de las Hermanas Dominicas de Fatima and was built in 1800 by Don Mariano Quiñonez. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It consists of buildings of a former sugar plantation, , including a main house and slave quarters. During the Spanish–American War in 1898 the building was used by the Spanish military and then by the Americans. Generals Guy Vernor HenryThe reference states General Guy B. Henry stayed there. Assuming that is a typo, it was presumably Guy Vernor Henry, who soon became Governor of Puerto Rico. and A. Garreston stayed at the house. From 1953 on it was used by, and from 1962 owned by, the Dominican Order of Our Lady of Fatima. The main house has been used as a convent and novice house. with Notes References Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico Houses completed in 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guánica, Puerto Rico
Guánica (, ) is a town and municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco metropolitan statistical area. The town of Guánica, also known as Pueblo de Guánica, is the principal town of the municipality. The town's population in 2000 was 9,247 people among 3,808 housing units over a land area of . The town is located on a deeply indented harbor of the same name. The harbor resembles a tropical fjord, narrow and bordered by rugged hills, barely a quarter-mile wide, but about from mouth to the town. The town is about and over two hours' driving distance from San Juan, and about west of Ponce. Guánica's postal ZIP Code is 00653 and telephone area codes are 787 and 939. The urban settlement of Ensenada has a separate postal ZIP Code of 00647. History Settlement Juan Ponce de Leon landed in the Guánica harbor on August 12, 1508, and founded a town called Guaynía ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
