Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo is a

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and the administrative center (

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) of Cabo Rojo, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,078. As was customary in Spain, the municipality in Puerto Rico has a barrio called ''

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'' 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 and its church

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

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, 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 proporcionada al número de vecinos). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain. Located across from the central plaza in Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo is the which was built between 1771 and 1783. Partly destroyed by lightning in 1861, the roof was rebuilt. Its current facade was designed by Onofre Llompart and its construction began in 1878. In 1965, the roof was changed as well as the church interior.

History

Puerto Rico was ceded by

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in the aftermath of the

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under the terms of the

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and became an

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. In 1899, the

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conducted a

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of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Cabo Rojo Pueblo was 2,744. In July 2020,

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appropriated funds for repairs to Cabo Rojo's plaza.

Gallery

Places in Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo: Monumento de Bienvenida al Centro, Cabo Rojo.jpg, Welcome to Cabo Rojo monument Fuente-Escultura "1873", Cabo Rojo.jpg, Fountain in the Cabo Rojo plaza () Mausoleo Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán en Cabo Rojo.jpg, Statue of Ramón Emeterio Betances and Catholic church Fiestas Patronales de Cabo Rojo.jpg, Patron Saint festival in Cabo Rojo

References

{{Authority control Barrios of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

The central plaza and its church

History

Gallery

See also

References