Cuarto (''Barrio Cuarto'') is one of the 31

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

s of the municipality of

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...

. Together with

Primero Primero (in English also called Primus, ', or in Italian '' or Spanish ''Primera'')'', is a 16th-century gambling card game of which the earliest reference dates back to 1526. Primero is closely related to the game of primo visto (a.k.a. prima-vi ...

, Segundo,

Tercero Tercero (''Barrio Tercero'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Together with Primero, Segundo, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Tercero is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was organized in 1 ...

, Quinto, and

Sexto Sexto (''Barrio Sexto'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto, and Quinto, Sexto is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. Barrio Sexto used to be called B ...

, Cuarto is one of the municipality's six core urban barrios. It was created in 1878.

Location

Cuarto is an urban barrio located in the southern section of the municipality, within the Ponce city limits, and southeast of the traditional center of the city,

Plaza Las Delicias Plaza Las Delicias is the main plaza in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located within the plaza, ...

Boundaries

Antiguo Casino de Ponce, in Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2934)

It is bounded on the North by Comercio/

Francisco Parra Duperón Francisco Parra Duperón (1827–1899) born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was a lawyer and banker. He became a lawyer at a young age and moved from Mayagüez to Ponce, Puerto Rico where he established his law practice. He was also one of the foun ...

Street, on the South by Ramón Power Street, on the West by

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek ' Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian Portuguese. The name's translated literal meaning is well born, or of noble status. Similar de ...

Avenue and Marina Streets, and on the East by

Rio Portugues Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Cuarto is bounded in the North by Barrio

, in the South by

Canas Urbano Canas Urbano is one of the 31 barrio of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Canas Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now ...

, in the West by

, and in the East by

San Antón San Antón is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and Portugués Urbano, San Antón is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now a ...

Features and demographics

Cuarto has of land area and no water area. In 2000, the population of Cuarto was 3,011. The population density in Cuarto was 18,303 persons per square mile. In 2010, the population of Cuarto was 1,999 persons, and it had a density of 12493.8 persons per square mile. The communities of Belgica and El Bosque are found in Barrio Cuarto as are several other smaller communities.

Landmarks

Cuarto is home to

Parque de la Abolicion Parque is the Galician, Portuguese and Spanish word for "park", and may refer to: * Parque (TransMilenio), a metro station in Bogotá, Colombia * Parque (Lisbon Metro), in Portugal * Parque (Santurce), a subbarrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico * Jim ...

on its southwestern edge. The

NRHP The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

-listed

Casa Paoli Casa Paoli (English: Paoli House) is a historic house and biographical museum in barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the Ponce Historic Zone. The house is significant as the birthplace of Antonio Paoli (1871–1946), a tenor who was the "fir ...

Old Ponce Casino The Antiguo Casino de Ponce (English: Old Ponce Casino), or simply the Casino de Ponce, is a historic structure, built in 1922 and located in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Originally built as a social club for Ponce's elite, it is currentl ...

Ponce Massacre Museum The ''Museo de la Masacre de Ponce'' (the Ponce Massacre Museum) is a human rights museum and historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It depicts the history and events surrounding the Ponce massacre, which occurred in broad daylight on Palm Sun ...

, and Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad are all located in Barrio Cuarto. The Puerto Rico Islamic Center at Ponce (see side photo) is also located in Barrio Cuarto. IMG 3392 - Centro Islamico de Ponce, PR

Notable people from Barrio Cuarto

Domingo Marrero Navarro Domingo Marrero Navarro (1909–1960) was a Puerto Rican educator, writer, and speaker. Early years Reverend Professor Domingo Marrero Navarro was born in the Belgica community of Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 11 January 1909. He was ...

, educator, writer, and speaker from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto. *

Ruth Fernández Ruth Fernández (23 May 1919 – 9 January 2012) was a Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate. According to the "Comisiones Nacionales para la Celebración del Quinto Centenario" ''(National Commission for the Celebrati ...

, internationally known contralto singer from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto.''Arts / History of Puerto Rican Music.''
Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

Gallery

Restaurante '19 Barrios' de noche, C. Mayor y C. Aurora, Bo. Cuarto, Ponce, PR, mirando al sureste (DSC01426).jpg, Italian restaurant and bar on Calle Mayor and Calle Aurora Museo de la Masacre de Ponce (IMG 2929).jpg, Human rights museum

Museo de la Masacre de Ponce The ''Museo de la Masacre de Ponce'' (the Ponce Massacre Museum) is a human rights museum and historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It depicts the history and events surrounding the Ponce massacre, which occurred in broad daylight on Palm Sun ...

on Calle Marina Concha Acustica de Ponce, Calle Marina and Calle Mayor, Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, looking south (DSC00373).jpg, Open-air amphitheater on Calle Marina and Calle Mayor Holy Trinity Church in Barrio Cuarto in Ponce, PR, looking east (IMG 2980).jpg, The first (1873) Protestant church in Latin America, on Calle Marina Casa Paoli Ponce 330.jpg, Home of 'The king of tenors',

Antonio Paoli Antonio Paoli (14 April 1871 – 24 August 1946) was a Puerto Rican tenor. At the height of his fame, he was known as "The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings." He is considered to be the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame i ...

, on Calle Mayor

References

External links

A 1911 picture of Calle Comercio, Barrio Cuarto's northern boundary (Barrio Cuarto is the right side of the street), looking east from Calle Marina
at

Plaza Degetau Plaza Degetau, formally Plaza Federico Degetau, is the larger of two plazas at Plaza Las Delicias, the main city square in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The other plaza is named Plaza Muñoz Rivera and is located north of Plaza Degetau. The ...

. Accessed 14 July 2020. {{Ponce, Puerto Rico Barrio Cuarto 1878 establishments in Puerto Rico