Magos is a
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 delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...
in the municipality of
San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
San Sebastián (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northwestern region of the island, south of Isabela, Quebradillas and Camuy; north of Las Marías; east of Moca and Añasco; and west of Lares. San Sebastián is ...
. Its population in 2010 was 232.
History
Magos was in Spain's
gazetteer
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s until Puerto Rico was ceded by
Spain
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in the aftermath of the
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...
under the terms of the
Treaty of Paris of 1898
The Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as the Treaty of Paris of 1898, was signed by Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, and marked the end of the ...
and became an
unincorporated territory of the United States Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
. In 1899, the
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, als ...
conducted a
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Magos and
Eneas barrios was 1,003.
Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, 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.
The following sectors are in Magos barrio:
, and .
Río Culebrinas
There is a bridge on PR-438 that goes over the
Culebrinas River
The Culebrinas River (; pron. koo-le-BREE-nahs), is a river in northwest Puerto Rico. It originates in southwestern Lares for till it empties into the Mona Passage south of downtown Aguadilla. It goes through Lares, San Sebastián, Moca, Aguad ...
in Magos and when the river floods the road is closed to traffic.
Gallery
Steep hill called Cuesta de Magos, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.jpg, At bottom of near Río Culebrinas
The Culebrinas River (; pron. koo-le-BREE-nahs), is a river in northwest Puerto Rico. It originates in southwestern Lares for till it empties into the Mona Passage south of downtown Aguadilla. It goes through Lares, San Sebastián, Moca, Aguad ...
PR-438 Cuesta de Magos seen from Calabazas, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico 02.jpg, as seen from barrio Calabazas, San Sebastián
Slanted bridge over Río Culebrinas in Barrio Magos, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.jpg, Slanted bridge at bottom of hill, on PR-438 over Río Culebrinas in barrio Magos
Cuesta de Magos, Barrio Magos, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.jpg, in barrio Magos, PR-438
Barrio Magos, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico.jpg, Vegetation and fruit trees at bottom of "Magos Hill"
See also
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List of communities in Puerto Rico
In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ...
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List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, San Sebastián is subdivided into administrative units called Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, (and ...
References
Barrios of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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