Ciales (, ) is a

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and

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, located on the

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, northwest of

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; south of

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and Manatí; east of

Utuado Utuado () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the '' Cordillera Central''. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west ...

and

Jayuya Jayuya (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 10 barrios and Jayuya Pueblo (the downtown and administra ...

; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Toponym

Sources diverge on the origin of the Ciales name. Nineteenth-century historian Cayetano Coll y Toste stated that it was named as such by then-governor Gonzalo de Aróstegui Herrera in honor of General Luis de Lacy, who had gone against Ferdinand VII's absolutist wishes. Coll y Toste suggested that the Villa Lacy name came from the anagram "es-la-cy" anagram. Other sources, such as Manuel Álvarez Nazario and Luis Hernández Aquino, put forward the theory that it comes from the plural of ''cibales'', plural form of ''ciba'', meaning "stony place" or "place of stones" in

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, which "had undergone loss of the intervocalic -b- and the addition of the Spanish suffix referring to place -al." Lisa Cathleen Green-Douglass, who carried out a study of toponymics in Puerto Rico and compared both theories, believed the latter to be most plausible since Coll y Toste, per Green-Douglass, must have defined an anagram as a reversal of syllables and the resulting "Cial" or "Cyal" would have to then be made plural. Yet others believe it originates from the

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''sillar'' (meaning "carved stones") in reference to the stones carved by the Río Grande de Manatí's currents.

History

Until its founding on June 24, 1820, by Isidro Rodríguez, it was part of the neighboring Manatí municipality, a process that took four years to achieve. On 13 August 1898, after the armstice ending the

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was signed, Ciales was one of three towns that held uprisings. Lead by Ventura Casellas, between three hundred and four hundred individuals proclaimed the Republic of Puerto Rico. However, it has not been determined without a shadow of a doubt whether it was a clear independence-supporting event or a defense of Spanish rule. Edwin Karli Padilla Aponte calls it an "alleged revolutionary uprising" since he finds no official historical record for it, even though it appears in a vignette in the ''Pueblos Hispanos'' monthly written by a Gabriel Aracelis, a possible pseudonym for

Juan Antonio Corretjer Juan Antonio Corretjer Montes (March 3, 1908 – January 19, 1985) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and pro-independence political activist opposing United States rule in Puerto Rico. Early years Corretjer (birth name: Juan Antonio C ...

. The column describes the battle, mentions the participants by name and connects it to the

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by identifying a Pedro González as a grandson of a Manuel González who allegedly fought in the 1868 revolt, establishing a continuity between both events. Paul G. Miller,

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between 1915 and 1921, considered this to be caused by the Seditious Parties (''Partidas Sediciosas''), gangs of bandits that raided Spaniards' homes in the late-nineteenth century, an idea that Corretjer refuted. Puerto Rico was ceded by

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in the aftermath of the

under the terms of the

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and became a territory of the

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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 Ciales was 18,115. The first

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erected in Puerto Rico, after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, is in Ciales. It is over the

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and is on the list of

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struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, its eye passing through northeastern Ciales, leaving all municipalities without power for months. Ciales received 19.23 inches of rain which caused landslides. An estimated 3,000 homes in Ciales were completely destroyed by Hurricane María. Three months after the hurricane struck, engineers were hoping to have electrical service established, at least for the Ciales barrio-pueblo (downtown) area. The following December, the

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announced the opening of a disaster recovery center in Ciales to attend the home and business owners, as well as tenants, affected by the hurricane. Map of landslides in Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria 2017.jpg, Map of landslides New York National Guard (37608228266).jpg, National Guard of NY in Ciales after Hurricane Maria

Energy consortium

An Energy Consortium was signed in late February, 2019 by Villalba,

, Morovis, Ciales and

Barranquitas Barranquitas (, ) is a small mountain town and municipality located in the Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquit ...

municipalities. The consortium is the first of its kind for the island. It is intended to have municipalities work together to safeguard and create resilient, and efficient energy networks, with backups for their communities. This is part of the hurricane preparedness plan of these municipalities, which were hit particularly hard by

on September 20, 2017.

Geography

Homes and mountainside in Ciales, Puerto Rico

The northern part of the municipality is located in the Northern Karst zone of Puerto Rico while the southern part is in the Cordillera Central. The highest point in the municipality is

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at 4,143 feet (1,262 m), itself the third highest point in Puerto Rico. Ciales is home to a forest reserve called Toro Negro Forest Reserve and a number of rivers including: Río Cialitos,

, Río Toro Negro, Río Yunes, Pozas, and Barbas. Over 40% of its territory falls within protected areas, ranking as the 6th municipality with the largest portion of protected territory overall. Consequentially, the destruction of 508 native planted trees at the Finca Don Ingenio in the Toro Negro Forest Reserve in August 2021 was caused for an uproar. The trees, which included

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and

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specimens, had been planted as part of the Hurricane María recovery by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust's ''Para La Naturaleza'' program. As part of the karst region, there are many caves, such as Archillas Cave, located in Jaguas Ventana, named after the family that owns it. Since Ciales has a saying "to graduate as a Cialeño, you have to go up to the Archillas,", group=lower-alpha, name=Romanization then-mayor Luis R. Maldonado Rodriguez attempted to acquire it. The cave has been associated with the Arcaicos, though it also holds some

petroglyphs. The cave system was first studied by Alphonse L. Pinart in 1890. Since then several investigations have been carried out that have aided in the identification of

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as the main material used by the Taíno for their carving tools and the discovery of ceramic fragments, as well as the theory that the caves were used for rituals, such as cojoba-induced ceremonies. During his research in the early 1900s, Jesse Walter Fewkes identified the Ciales' caves as some those occupied by the Taíno as well as several of the best preserved sites with their stone-carved implements. One of these caves, ''La Cohoba'' Cave, was named after the namesake object found in it. Another notable find, carried out by Carlos M. Ayes Suárez, was of a zoomorphic idol from the Arcaico era in Pesas that "consists of a cobble that presents an engraved representation seemingly zoomorphic in shape" which is considered unique in Puerto Rico and the Antilles. Due to the mountainous nature of Ciales' topography, landslides occur, such as the rock fall that occurred in June 2021 in Pozas that caused several buildings and fences to be destroyed, road closures and the removal of residents.

Barrios

Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Ciales is subdivided into barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as . #

Ciales barrio-pueblo Ciales barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Ciales, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,009. As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called ''pueblo'' which co ...

# Cialitos #

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# Frontón # Hato Viejo # Jaguas # Pesas # Pozas # Toro Negro

Sectors

Barrios (which are like

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) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (which means ''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others.

Special Communities

(Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of

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. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Ciales: Sector El Hoyo in Pozas, Calle Morovis, Comunidad Los Ortega, Cruces-Cialitos, Parcelas Cordillera, Parcelas María, Parcelas Seguí, Santa Clara, and Toro Negro.

Demographics

Ciales has one of the lowest percentages of English speakers in Puerto Rico. When researching the town's parochial baptismal records historian

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found that more than half the offspring baptised at the end of the nineteenth century were

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Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Some places of interest in Ciales include: *, family-owned factory that produces widely recognized enea grass-weaved furniture *, located in Hato Viejo, it is the largest sawmill in Puerto Rico of native woods. *,

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coffee and cacao farm that also houses a printing museum and a '' batey.'' * *Las Archillas Cave *Las Golondrinas Cave *Yuyú Cave *Parada Choferil * Toro Negro Forest Reserve * Chorro de Doña Juana *, a lookout *, houses the library of

. * , a coffee museum Young people horse-back riding in Ciales, Puerto Rico

Culture

Festivals and events

Ciales celebrates its

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festival in October. The is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. Other festivals and events celebrated in Ciales include: * Three King's Day, held in January * Corretjer Cantata, held in March * Fresh Water Festival (in es, Festival de Agua Dulce), mud bogging competition and music festival held in August * Frontón Festival, held in July * Saint Elías Festival, held in July

Sports

Ciales is the home town of Juan "Pachín" Vicens - Puerto Rico's national basketball star, named Best Player in the World at the 1959 World Basketball Championship, Santiago de Chile (a.k.a., Juan "Pachín" Vicens, "Astro del Balón", "El Jeep"; younger brother of Puerto Rico's National Poet, Nimia Vicens, who also hailed from Ciales). Their middle brother, Enrique "Coco" Vicens, a former Puerto Rico Senator, was a track and field athlete in his own right.

Economy

Agriculture

The Ciales economy has always depended heavily on agriculture, especially coffee products, minor fruits (such as lettuce) and dairy production.

Government

Town Hall in Ciales barrio-pueblo, Puerto Rico

All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a

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, elected every four years. The current mayor of Ciales is

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, of the Progressive New Party (PNP) who had previously served in the municipal legislature and grandson of previous Ciales mayor, Roque Otero Cortés. He was elected at the 2020 general elections. The city belongs to the

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, which is represented by two Senators. In 2008,

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and Angel Martínez Santiago were elected as District Senators.

Symbols

The has an official flag and coat of arms. On the 150th anniversary of the founding of Ciales, the flag and coat of arms were adopted with Resolution No. 13 Series 1969–1970, sanctioned by Don Ismael Nazario, who was mayor at the time.

Flag

The flag is divided into seven unequal stripes described in sequence: yellow, red, yellow, purple, yellow, red, and yellow.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms consists of a gold shield with a lion standing on its rear legs and silver-plated nails grasping a silver coiled parchment between its front claws. The lion also shows a red tongue. Above the lion in the superior part of the shield are located three heraldic roses arranged horizontally with red petals and green leaves. A golden crown of three towers rests on the shield. The three towers are united by walls, simulating masonry blocks. The shield is surrounded by a crown of coffee tree branches with their berries, all in natural colors.

Nicknames

* Cohoba City () for the discover of instruments used by the Taíno in the Cohoba ritual, whereby they inhaled the hallucinogenic powder extracted from the

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seeds. * Town of the Brave () for the high concentration of independence supports, such as Juan Antonio Corretjer, some of which participated in the

. * Cradle of Poets () due to it being the birthplace of several poets, such as Juan Antonio Corretjer and Nimia Vicéns, both considered Puerto Rico's

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s. * Central Cordillera Gate () owing to its geographic location on the Cordillera Central mountainous range. * Switzerland of Puerto Rico () on account of its "its similarity to European valleys with abundant vegetation," and the

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that are located in them.

Transportation

There is a public transportation terminal in downtown Ciales. In addition, there are 18 bridges in Ciales, including the

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-listed

Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano, also known as Puente Juan José Jiménez and listed as Bridge #321 in Puerto Rico's bridge inventory, was built in 1905 in Hato Viejo, Ciales, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Pl ...

Notable people from Ciales

*Armando Carlo Asencio Rosado-'' barril de bomba'' artisan. *Edwin Avilés - singer and part of the ''Los Pleneros de la Cresta'' quintet. * Ramón Barrios -

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delegate to the

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. *

- Nationalist and poet, considered the

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of Puerto Rico. * Ángel de Jesús Sánchez - fifth

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. *

Raúl Feliciano Raúl "Tinajón" Feliciano Rodríguez (July 31, 1930 – July 17, 2016) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player and lawyer. He played basketball professionally in Puerto Rico in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Basketball caree ...

- basketball player and lawyer. *

Ed Figueroa Eduardo Figueroa Padilla (born October 14, 1948) is a former professional baseball player. Listed at 6' 1" , 190 lb. , Figueroa batted and threw right handed. He was born in Ciales, Puerto Rico. Figueroa is the only pitcher from Puerto Rico to w ...

- MLB Baseball Player * Juan Figueroa - Former-president of

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. *Antonio J. González -

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founder and gubernatorial candidate, Puerto Rican Union Party gubernatorial candidate, and UPRRP College of Social Sciences dean. *Jovino González Rodríguez - seven-time National Troubadour. *

- Politician * Luis Maldonado - Politician * Ángel Chayanne Martínez - Politician * - Film director and scriptwriter. * - Poet and writer *

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- Singer/song writer. Finalist on the third season of Idol Puerto Rico and top 5 on Tengo Talento Mucho Talento season 15. Well know in Ciales as Jorgito el Niño Trovador. He is also cousin with Joseph, Joshuan and Jeyluix Ocasio from Pleneros de La Crssta *Jeyluix Ocasio - singer and part of the ''Los Pleneros de la Cresta'' quintet, brother of Joshua and Joseph Ocasio. *Joshua Ocasio - singer and part of the ''Los Pleneros de la Cresta'' quintet, brother of Jeyluix and Joseph Ocasio. *Joseph Ocasio - singer and part of the ''Los Pleneros de la Cresta'' quintet, brother of Joshua and Jeyluix Ocasio. *

Mercedes Otero Mercedes Otero de Ramos (April 16, 1938 – June 20, 2012) was a Puerto Rican politician and public servant from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Otero served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from ...

- Politician * Jorge L. Porras Cruz - Educator and writer, Hispanic Studies department chair at the

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* - Poet and writer * José L. Rivera - USMC, recipient of the

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Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló (born August 19, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He has been a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 2004. Early life Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló w ...

- Politician * Juan José Rodríguez Pérez - Politician *

Hiram Rosado Hiram Rosado (1911-February 23, 1936) was a member of the Cadets of the Republic, the paramilitary wing of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party who, together with fellow Cadet Elías Beauchamp, carried out the 1936 assassination of Col. Elisha ...

- Nationalist *

Carlos Manuel Rosario Carlos Manuel Rosario (1922 – February 1, 1987) was a Puerto Rican activist who served as the executive director of the Spanish Community Advisory Committee. He was a founder of the Latino Festival in Washington, DC and founded the Program o ...

- Activist *

Luis Sánchez Morales Senator Luis Sánchez Morales (November 27, 1867 – March 27, 1934) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the second President of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1930 to 1932. Biography Sanchez was born on November 27, 1867 in San Juan, to ...

- Politician * Adalberto Santiago - Salsa singer, Tony Vega's cousin. *Arturito Santiago Labrador - singer and restaurateur, highly recognized in the

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scene. *Arturo Santiago Guzmán - four-time National Troubadour, son of Arturito Santiago Labrador. *Lisvette M. Sanz González - singer and guitar player, part of the ''Hermanos Sanz'' duo. *Luis Sanz González - singer and ''cuatro'' player, part of the ''Hermanos Sanz'' duo. * Tony Vega - salsa singer, Adalberto Santiago's cousin. * Vanessa Vélez - Volleyball player. * Enrique "Coco" Vicéns - Basketball Player *

Juan "Pachín" Vicéns Juan "Pachín" Vicéns Sastre (September 7, 1934 – February 18, 2007) was a Puerto Rican basketball player. Vicéns was famous for his performance with the Leones de Ponce and with the Puerto Rican national basketball team. During the 1959 FI ...

- Basketball Player *Nimia Vicéns - poet, proclaimed Puerto Rico's

Pedro Albizu Campos Pedro Albizu Campos (September 12, 1891Luis Fortuño Janeiro. ''Album Histórico de Ponce (1692–1963).'' p. 290. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Fortuño. 1963. – April 21, 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and the leading fi ...

Gallery

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Notes

References

External links

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