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Cuarto (''Barrio Cuarto'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of
It is bounded on the North by Comercio/ Francisco Parra Duperón Street, on the South by Ramón Power Street, on the West by Eugenio Maria de Hostos Avenue and Marina Streets, and on the East by Rio Portugues. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Cuarto is bounded in the North by Barrio Tercero, in the South by Canas Urbano, in the West by
''Arts / History of Puerto Rican Music.''
Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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
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
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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-v ...
, Segundo, Tercero, Quinto, and Sexto, 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
It is bounded on the North by Comercio/ Francisco Parra Duperón Street, on the South by Ramón Power Street, on the West by Eugenio Maria de Hostos Avenue and Marina Streets, and on the East by Rio Portugues. In terms of barrio-to-barrio boundaries, Cuarto is bounded in the North by Barrio Tercero, in the South by Canas Urbano, in the West by 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-v ...
, and in the East by San Antón.
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 on its southwestern edge. The NRHP-listedCasa 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, 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.
Notable people from Barrio Cuarto
* Domingo Marrero Navarro, 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 Celebrat ...
, internationally known contralto singer from the Belgica sector of Barrio Cuarto.Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
Gallery
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 ...
, on Calle Mayor
See also
* List of communities in Puerto RicoReferences
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
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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.
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