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Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico
Isabel II barrio-pueblo ''(referred to as Isabel Segunda in Spanish)'' is a barrio and the administrative center ( seat) in the downtown area in the island-municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,354. The central plaza and its church As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year. The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) ( es, a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors ( es, grandeza propo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth (U
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth or the common wealth – echoed in the modern synonym "public wealth"), it comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and is itself a loose translation of the Latin res publica (republic). The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century, the definition of "commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "wikt:commonweal, commonweal" to mean "a state in which the supreme power is vested in the people; a republic or democracy, democratic state". The term evolved to become a title to a number of political entities. Three countries – Australia, the Bahamas, and Dominica – have the official title "Commonwealth", as do four U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Civil Divisions
A minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau for primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county or county-equivalent, typically a municipal government such as a city, town, or civil township. MCDs are used for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau, and do not necessarily represent the primary form of local government. They range from non-governing geographical survey areas to municipalities with weak or strong powers of self-government. Some states with large unincorporated areas give substantial powers to counties; others have smaller or larger incorporated entities with governmental powers that are smaller than the MCD level chosen by the Census. As of 2010, MCDs exist in 29 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In all other states where state-defined entities are not used for census purposes (mostly in the South and the West), the Census Bureau designates Census County Divisions (CCDs). For several decennial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Barrios And Sectors Of Vieques, Puerto Rico
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Vieques is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, (and means ''wards'' or ''boroughs'' or ''neighborhoods'' in English). The barrios and subbarrios, in turn, are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. Some sectors appear in two barrios. List of sectors by barrio Florida *Comunidad César “Coca” González *Sector Barrancón *Sector Gobeo *Sector Martineau *Sector Monte Santo *Sector Monte Santo Playa *Sector PRRA *Sector Tortuguero *Sector Villa Borinquen *Urbanización Brisas Las Marías *Urbanización Ciudad Dorada *Urbanización Estancias de Isla Nena *Urbanización Las Marías *Urbanización Lucila Franco Isabel II barrio-pueblo *Barriada Fuerte *Calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, including the 40 subbarrios of Santurce, which is a barrio of San Juan and a few communities (, on the U.S. Census) arranged in alphabetical order. Barrios (which for US census purposes, are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. ''Sectores'' are not on this list. __NOTOC__ A * Abra Honda, Camuy * Abras, Corozal * Aceitunas, Moca * Achiote, Naranjito * Adjuntas barrio-pueblo * Aguacate, Aguadilla * Aguacate, Yabucoa * Aguada barrio-pueblo * Aguadilla barri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Acevedo House
The Rafael Acevedo House ( Spanish: ''Casa Rafael Acevedo''), also called the Mirella Acevedo Sanes House (''Casa Mirella Acevedo Sanes''), is a historic residence located in the town of Isabel Segunda, the largest settlement in the Puerto Rican island-municipality of Vieques. It was designed and built in 1900 by Pedro Peterson, a local engineer and master builder. The residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 for being the best-preserved hipped-gable house in Vieques and for being a superb example of the vernacular trends that represent the result of different architectural imports from the British and French West Indies into the Spanish Caribbean. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Puerto Rico This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the eastern region of Puerto Rico, from Carolina in the northeast to Arroyo in the southeast. It also includes the islands of Culebra an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delerme-Anduze House
The Delerme-Anduze House ( Spanish: ''Casa Delerme-Anduze''), also known as the Rosendo Delerme House (''Casa Rosendo Delerme''), is a historic Spanish Creole vernacular house located in Isabel Segunda, the largest and main administrative and historic settlement of the island-municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The house was built following the gallery-type French Caribbean vernacular tradition (known as Louisiana-style in the United States) during the 1850s by Augusto Neré Delerme, a wealthy French immigrant from Guadeloupe. He was also the owner of another historic house located nearby. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 as it is described as the finest example of French Creole house in Vieques and one of the few of its type remaining anywhere in the United States. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Puerto Rico This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa De Jaime Puig Lemoine
The Jaime Puig Lemoine Residence ( Spanish: ''Casa de Jaime Puig Lemoine''), also known as the Carmen Puig Residence (''Casa de Carmen Puig''), is a historic Bungalow/ Craftsman-style house located in the town of Isabel Segunda, the largest settlement in the Puerto Rican island-municipality of Vieques. It was built in 1930 by Catalan and French-Puerto Rican architect Jaime Puig Lemoine in the American Craftsman style, an architectural style that was successfully imported from the United States to Puerto Rico during the first half of the 20th century. It also incorporates elements of Modernism and the local Spanish Creole vernacular architectures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Puerto Rico This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the eastern region of Puerto Rico, from Carolina in the northeast to Arroyo in the southeast. It also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Augusto Delerme
The Augusto Delerme House ( Spanish: ''Casa Augusto Delerme''), also known as the Pablo Delerme House (''Casa Pablo Delerme''), is a historic 4-room Creole-vernacular residence located at 7 Benítez Guzmán Street in the town of Isabel Segunda, the largest settlement in the Puerto Rican island-municipality of Vieques. The house was built in 1850 for a local prominent French-born landowner in the architectural style typical of French Creole dwellings in the West Indies with influence from the vernacular 19th-century Criollo architectural styles of Puerto Rico. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. See also * French immigration to Puerto Rico * National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico __NOTOC__ This is a list of properties and historic districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Puerto Rico. There are 368 NRHP listings in Puerto Rico, with one or more NRHP listings in each of Puerto Rico's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
