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Mayagüez (, ) is a
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and the eighth-largest
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in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Puras'' (City of Pure Waters), or ''Ciudad del Mangó'' (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of ''Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez'' (''Excellent City'' of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077 in the city proper, and it is a principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 88,731) and the Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area (pop. 213,831).


History

The Mayagüez Metro Area (and part of Añasco) lies today on two former
Taíno The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the ...
Cacicazgos (chiefdoms): Yaguex and Yagüeca, a region noted for its record of colonial resistance (i.e.,
Urayoán Urayoán was a Taíno "Cacique" (Chief) famous for ordering the drowning of Diego Salcedo to determine whether the Spanish were gods. He was the cacique of "Yucayeque del Yagüeka or Yagüeca", which today lies in the region between Añasco an ...
and Legend of Diego Salcedo). The Tainos constituted the majority of the island's inhabitants at the time of contact with Europeans in 1493 and called it Borikén or Borinquen.Today, this appellation and its variations continue to designate the Island of Puerto Rico and its people. The Taínos came from South American branches of Arawakan speakers, more specifically from modern-day Venezuela, and lived in small villages, organized their society in clans and named their chiefs Cacique. They were farmers who domesticated crops as pineapples, cassava, and sweet potatoes supplemented by
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and seafood. Mayagüez was founded on September 18, 1760, by a group led by brothers Faustino and Lorenzo Martínez de Matos, Juan de Silva and Juan de Aponte, at a hill located about one kilometer inland from Mayagüez Bay and the outlet of the Yagüez River. The Spanish Crown granted the founders the right to self-government in 1763, formally separating the town from the larger ''Partido de San Germán''. The settlement was named Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (''Our Lady of Candelaria of Mayagüez'') to evoke an apparition of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife, one of the
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. Most of the town's settlers, including its founders, migrated from the archipelago, whose
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is the Virgin of Candelaria. On May 7, 1836, the settlement was elevated to the royal status of villa, and Rafael Mangual was named its first mayor. At the time, the villa's principal economic activity was agriculture. The famous patriot, educator, sociologist, philosopher, essayist and novelist
Eugenio María de Hostos Eugenio María de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "''El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas''" ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, an ...
was born in Mayagüez in 1839. On July 10, 1877, the villa received its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States.In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a
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of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Mayagüez was 35,700, making it one of the largest towns in Puerto Rico at the time. The city's main Roman Catholic church, Our Lady of the Candelaria, was built in a plot consecrated on August 21, 1760. Its first masonry building was erected in 1780. The current church was built in 1836, and was rebuilt in 1922. The redesign by architect Luis Perocier sought to restore the building to its original splendor. The
1918 San Fermín earthquake The 1918 San Fermín earthquake, also known as the Puerto Rico earthquake of 1918, struck the island of Puerto Rico at on October 11. The earthquake measured 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale and IX (''Violent'') on the Mercalli intensity scal ...
had destroyed the temple's ceiling, and a lightning bolt struck and tore down a wedge-shaped corner of one of its two bell towers. However, lack of proper funding and the extent of the damage of the original structure forced the rebuilding to be scaled-down considerably. In 1911, the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was founded in Mayagüez. Today it is known as the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM)—the
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's leading engineering institution. Between 1962 and 1998 Mayagüez was a major tuna canning and processing center. At one time, 80% of all tuna products consumed in the United States were packed in Mayagüez (the biggest employer, StarKist, had 11,000 employees working three daily shifts in the local plant's heyday). Mayagüez was also a major textile industry hub; almost a quarter of all drill uniforms used by the
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were sewn in the city. Today, Mayagüez is the fifth-largest city in Puerto Rico and is considered one of the most important cities in the island. The city is centered on the impressive Spanish-style main square
Plaza Colón Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship ...
, a tribute to
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, whose statue stands in the middle of the square, surrounded by 16 bronze statues. Mayagüez has become a major college town with the establishment of the UPRM, the now closed Eugenio María de Hostos Law School and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. On September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In Mayagüez, losses were described as "catastrophic". The storm triggered numerous landslides in Mayagüez. In some areas of Mayagüez, there were over 25 landslides per square mile due to the deluge.


Geography

Mayagüez is located near the geographical center of the west coast of Puerto Rico about two to three hours by automobile from
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. Its land area is 77.6 square miles (201.06 km2). The city's terrain includes; coast plains, river valleys, marshland, hills and mountains. Of its multiple rivers and streams, the two most important are the Río Yagüez, which flows from the Central Mountain Range through downtown until it empties into the
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; and the Río Guanajibo, which flows through several neighborhoods in the southern portion of the municipality until it empties in the
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.


National protected areas

The
Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge The Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: ''Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Desecheo'') is a National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The island of Desecheo is ...
on
Desecheo Island Desecheo ( es, Isla Desecheo) () is a small uninhabited island of the archipelago of Puerto Rico located in the northeast of the Mona Passage; from Rincón on the west coast ( Punta Higüero) of the main island of Puerto Rico and northeast ...
is a protected area. To the north of the El Maní community in Mayagüez is the Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (''Reserva Natural del Caño de la Boquilla''), a protected area and the habitat of endangered species.


Climate

Mayagüez has a tropical savanna climate (
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''Aw''). The city has the most extreme weather of the island. The high frequency of severe storms in the summer can produce strong winds,
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s, waterspouts, and sometimes hail and even
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es. The average annual temperature is . Winter is usually quite dry and warm, with temperatures between and . Summer is usually very hot and humid, with temperatures reaching , with heat index of up to . From May to October, most evenings experience strong thunderstorms, due to heat, humidity and the topography of the area.


Cityscape


Barrios

The '' municipio'' has an estimated population of just over 100,000 spread over 21 barrios ('' barrios'') including ''Mayagüez Pueblo'' (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). One of the barrios is
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, which consists of the offshore islands of Mona Island and Monito Island. This is the largest ward by land area and at the same time the only one without any permanent population. Also, uninhabited
Desecheo Island Desecheo ( es, Isla Desecheo) () is a small uninhabited island of the archipelago of Puerto Rico located in the northeast of the Mona Passage; from Rincón on the west coast ( Punta Higüero) of the main island of Puerto Rico and northeast ...
belongs to the municipality as part of Sabanetas ''barrio''. # Algarrobos # Bateyes # Guanajibo #
Isla de Mona e Islote Monito Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla ...
# Juan Alonso # Leguísamo # Limón #
Malezas Malezas is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,072. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and becam ...
# Mayagüez Arriba # Mayagüez barrio-pueblo # Miradero # Montoso # Naranjales # Quebrada Grande # Quemado # Río Cañas Abajo # Río Cañas Arriba # Río Hondo # Rosario # Sábalos # Sabanetas Mayagüez Pueblo is further subdivided into these barrios: * Candelaria * Cárcel * Marina Septentrional * Marina Meridional * Río * Salud


Sectors

Barrios (which are like
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) 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 sectors that comprise Mayagüez City are: *Balboa *Barcelona *El Seco *El Liceo *El Pueblo *La Mineral *La Quinta *París *Trastalleres Other notable neighborhoods or sectors: * El Maní—community in Sabanetas *Mayagüez Terrace—development in Algarrobo, near the UPRM Campus *Alturas de Mayagüez—development in Algarrobo, near the Holiday Inn Hotel and the Regional Distribution Center * El Cerro de las Mesas—known for being the home of " CROEM" and for its picture perfect views of the city from Camino Berrios. *Buena Vista—a hilltop picturesque community next to the downtown area. *Colombia—a famous former slum, alongside a Government Center. *Columbus Landing—the second oldest public housing project (''caserio'') in Puerto Rico. *Dulces Labios—a picturesque community alongside
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famous for its history and its musical activities. *Ensanche Martínez (La Bosque)—student area, near the UPRM Campus. *Ensanche Ramírez—a hilltop high class development, near the UPRM Campus. *Ensanche Vivaldi—student area, near the UPRM Campus. *La Riviera—student area. *Ponce de León—development in Mayagüez Arriba next to Luis Muñoz Rivera Park (eastern outskirts). *Santurce—community next to the Old Municipal Cemetery. *Vadi-Cristy—community alongside
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and the downtown area.


Special Communities

(Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. 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 Mayagüez: Balboa, Barrio Salud, Buena Vista, Central Igualdad, Dulces Labios, El Maní, El Quemado, Felices Días, La Chorra, La Quinta, Leguízamo, Mayagüez Arriba, Parcelas Rolón, Polvorín, Quebrada Grande, Río Cañas, Río Hondo, Rosario, and Trastalleres.


Demographics

According to 2009 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, there were 92,156 people (down from 98,434 in 2000) in 38,469 housing units residing in Mayagüez. The population density was . The city has a considerable "college population" adding approximately 10,000 people to the year round population of Mayagüez. People of Hispanic or Latino origin, who may be of any race, composed 98.9% of the population. Of the 31,877 households in 2007 in Mayagüez, 38.6% were married couples living together, 22.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households 27.8% were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.41. In Mayagüez, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. Mayagüez had more women, with 88.4 males for every 100 females. {, class="wikitable" style="float:right;" , - !colspan=3, Race for Mayagüez 2020 , - ! Race ! Population ! % of Total , - ,
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Economy

The city has had several natural disasters. It faced a major economic downturn due to the closure of its textile factories and tuna industry, which were the principal industries of the city for the greater part of the 20th century. Over 11,000 permanent jobs in these two industries were lost in the city during the 1990s, and because of this, Mayagüez became the jurisdiction of the United States with the second most industrial job losses during the time, second only to Flint, Michigan. Once the third city in population and importance in Puerto Rico, population numbers for it have been relatively stagnant, and it has lost population. Mayagüez has a floating population due to its universities, principally the University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez Campus of about 15,000–20,000 which contributes considerably to its economy. In 2005 Winston-Salem Industries for The Blind was the first industry to move into the city's industrial park in many years. In July 2007 Honeywell opened a customer support service center for its aerospace and information technology divisions in the city.


Culture


Contributions to Puerto Rican gastronomy

Mayagüez's contributions to Puerto Rican gastronomy have been many, and a few of these are known outside Puerto Rico. Besides being host to one of the largest concentrations of mango trees in the island, the city has been a host to various food enterprises whose products are popular in Puerto Rico (and some elsewhere): *{{Lang, es, Brazo gitano – literally " gypsy arm", is the locally produced Swiss or jelly roll, originally from Spain. E. Franco & Co., a bakery, food importer, and restaurant established in the late 1850s, is the best-known provider of {{Lang, es, brazos gitanos in town. Another (more recent) provider is Ricomini Bakery, whose central store in downtown Mayagüez has been open for over 100 years. * Papalaya – a Latin-American cuisine food truck chain known for its "nachos with grated cheese, '' pico de gallo'' and in-house sauce". *''Sangría de Fido'' – the heirs of Wilfrido Aponte still bottle "Sangría de Fido", a powerful concoction inspired by
sangria Sangria (, es, sangría , pt, sangria ) is an alcoholic beverage originating in Spain and Portugal. Under EU regulations only those two Iberian nations can label their product as Sangria; similar products from different regions are differ ...
, but made with fruit juices, Bacardi 151 rum and burgundy wine (technically not from Bourgogne, but produced by E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California). It had been bottled by hand by the bartender since the mid-1970s. ''"Sangría de Fido"'' has a sizeable reputation outside Puerto Rico, and can claim tasters from as far away as California and Spain. E & J Gallo once awarded Aponte with a "Customer of the Year" award and flew him to their headquarters. Aponte was reportedly offered $250,000 by
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to sell his original recipe once, to which he refused. *Bolo's Sorullitos – a now-defunct operation that originated at Bolo's Restaurant, a seaside eatery next to Mayagüez Bay, which produced sorullitos, or fried cornsticks, along with mayo-ketchup, a dip made of mayonnaise, ketchup, and garlic extract. The restaurant was popular in Puerto Rico between the late 1970s and mid-1980s (its custom-made building now houses WORA-TV, one of the local television stations). For a while the frozen cornsticks were sold commercially in stores. *Flan-Es-Cedó' – Elmec Industries, Inc. has been the local flan producer for over thirty years *India / Medalla beer – the only remaining mass-produced Puerto Rican beer is brewed by " Cervecería India", one of the largest employers in town. ''Mayagüezanos'' are queued into morning rush hour, lunch and afternoon rush hour by the company's whistle, which rings at 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (all times AST) * Rex Cream's Ice Cream – established in the mid-1960s by Chinese migrants who came to Puerto Rico by the way of Costa Rica, Rex Cream is a chain of ice cream parlors that had its heyday in the late 1970s. The two flagship stores in Mayagüez, however, are still popular (particularly on Good Friday, since one of the stores is the endpoint for a Good Friday religious procession) for producing alternative ice cream flavors, particularly a corn sherbet. * Tuna fish – At one time, StarKist, Chicken of the Sea, and Bumble Bee produced 80% of their collective production for consumption in the United States in Mayagüez. The last remaining tuna fish cannery closed in 2012 when Bumble Bee shuttered their operation. *A new distillery was founded in Mayagüez in 2009, Destilería Coquí. Its production is limited to 100 bottles a day, their main product is artisan rum called
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. A defunct cola bottling operation in town produced "Vita Cola", a popular soft drink in Puerto Rico between the late 1940s and early 1960s. Mayagüez was a major rum producing city in Puerto Rico between the 1930s and 1970s {{Citation needed, date=July 2009. Several brands were produced by the city's three rum distillers. The most successful rum producing operation at the time was José González Clemente y Co., the bottlers of Ron Superior Puerto Rico, an award-winning dark rum that was bottled between 1909 and the late-1970s. {{See also, List of Puerto Rican rums


Festivals and events

Mayagüez celebrates its
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festival in late January / early February. The {{lang, es, Fiestas Patronales Virgen de la Candelaria is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.{{cite web , author=J.D. , title=Mayagüez , website=Link To Puerto Rico.com , date=May 2, 2006 , url=http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/link%20p.r/www.linktopr.com/Mayaguez.html# , language=es , access-date=July 18, 2020 Other festivals and events celebrated in Mayagüez include: * Three Kings Day Festival – January * ''Romance on the Boulevard'' – February * Bomba and plena festival – February/March *
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concert – May * Fathers Day concert – June * Mayagüez Carnival – May * Danza Festival – May * Celebration of the founding of Mayagüez – September * Crafts fair – November * Christmas festivities – December * Anniversary of the
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– December * Band concert at the Patriots Park – second Sunday of the month * Pedestrian Mayagüez at Plaza Colon – third Sunday of the month


Sports

Mayagüez hosted the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games for which the local and commonwealth governments have provided an investment of $250 million for, among other things, building two new stadiums (the first a re-built
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the second next to it a track and field and soccer stadium. Mayagüez also hosted the
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. Mayagüez's National Superior Basketball League ( BSN) professional basketball team, the Indios de Mayagüez, are named in honor of the city's Indian heritage. Its baseball winter league team ( LBPPR), the Indios de Mayagüez, honor{{Citation needed, date=July 2009 their Indian heritage and the home town's Cervecería India brewery. The professional soccer club Puerto Rico Sol, plays locally at local '' Mayagüez Athletics Stadium''. The professional
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team
Indias de Mayagüez Indias de Mayagüez is the Professional Female volleyball (LVSF) team of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, ...
from Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino, plays locally at local ''
Palacio de Recreación y Deportes The Palacio de Recreación y Deportes German Wilkins Vélez Ramírez is a coliseum located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It has capacity for 5,500 spectators. It was remodeled in preparation for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Ga ...
''. The "Justas" or inter-university games of the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico, were held in Mayagüez in 2010 in preparation for the Central American and Caribbean Games. Also they were held in 2016 and they are to be held in 2017.


Tourism

There are 13 beaches in Mayagüez.


Landmarks and places of interest

*'' Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos'' (Municipal Cultural Center) * Casa Consistorial De Mayaguez *Casa Grande Museum * Gomez Residence * India Brewery *
Plaza Colón Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship ...
* Customs House * Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo *
Parque del Litoral Parque Litoral Israel "Shorty" Castro is a park located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is commonly named "Parque ''del'' Litoral". Features The park was created after the city was selected to host the 2010 Central American and Caribb ...
Israel "Shorty" Castro *
Eugenio María de Hostos Eugenio María de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "''El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas''" ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, an ...
Monument *Hostos Museum at Río Cañas Arriba ward * José de Diego Park * Mayagüez Children's Library * Mayagüez Mall * Mayagüez Resort & Casino *''Muelle Francés'' (French Dock) *'' Parque de los Próceres'' (Notable's Park) *''Parque Infantil del Milenio'' (Millennium Child Park) *Public Library (at Municipal Cultural Center) *Tropical Agricultural Research Station *'' Teatro Yagüez'' (Yaguez Theater) * University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (El Colegio) * Urayoán Monument * RUM Planetarium * RUM General Library


Gallery

Mayaguez Customs House.jpg, Customs House in Marina sector. Register of Historic Places Casa Pilar Defilló Museum House.jpg, Museum House of Pilar Defilló (mother of Pablo Casals) Entrada de la casa museo de Pilar Defilló (madre de Pablo Casals).jpg, Entrance to the House Museum of Pilar Defilló Museo Casa Grande.jpg, Casa Grande museum at Mendez Vigo Street Litoral Park.jpg, Parque del Litoral plazamayaguez.jpg, Plaza Colón with City Hall on background, Christmas 2006 nuestrasenoracandelariamayaguez.jpg, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral, Christmas 2006 UPRM Portal s.jpg, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez – Portico


Government

As one of Puerto Rico's 78
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
, Mayagüez's government has two branches, the executive and the legislative. Those citizens eligible to vote, directly elect a mayor and the municipal assembly for four-year terms. The municipal government is housed in Mayagüez City Hall or ''Casa Alcaldia'', which faces the south-side of the Plaza de Colon. The executive branch is headed by a popularly elected mayor. The office is held by El Cacique
José Guillermo Rodríguez José Guillermo Rodríguez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Mayor of the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico for 27 years until March 31, 2022 when he was suspended by the Special Independent Prosecutor Panel. He was born in ...
. In addition to running the city's day-to-day operations and supervising associated departments, the mayor is also responsible for appointing a secretary-auditor and a treasurer. Mayagüez's Municipal Assembly is made up of sixteen elected officials, as defined in the Puerto Rico Law of Autonomous Municipalities of 1991. The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district IV, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012,
María Teresa González María Teresa González is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). González was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Professional career and public service González has worked as an administrative judge f ...
and
Gilberto Rodríguez Gilberto Rodríguez (born March 14, 1975) is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Rodríguez was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. Early years and studies Gilberto Rodríguez was born in Mayagüez o ...
were elected as District Senators. {{See also, Mayors of Mayagüez


Public services

Law enforcement in Mayagüez is the joint responsibility of the Mayagüez Municipal Police Department and the Puerto Rico Police Department. The first fire fighters corps in the city was created in 1876.


Symbols

The {{lang, es, municipio has an official flag and coat of arms.


Flag

The wide cross represents Christianity brought to the New World by
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,{{cite web , url=http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mayaguez.htm , title=Mayaguez-municipio de Puerto Rico-datos y fotos , publisher=Prfrogui.com , access-date=June 7, 2012 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309092207/http://www.prfrogui.com/home/mayaguez.htm , archive-date=March 9, 2010 , url-status=live who signed his documents with the phrase and the motto ''Christ Ferens'', which means: "He who has Christ." The blue and white waves between the third and fourth quarters recall the coat of arms granted to Columbus by kings Ferdinand and Isabella. The waves represent the ocean (and particularly the
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) through which he sailed to bring the gospel to these new lands. The blue and white waves symbolize the Yagüez River and evokes the nickname ''City of Pure Waters''. The red and white flames on the flag symbolize the traditional bonfires of Day of Our Lady of Candelaria ("Día de La Candelaria"), ignited in honor of the city's
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(a tradition started for Spanish settlers from the
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). The flag was officially adopted with the signing of City Ordinance 38, signed December 3, 1996.


Coat of arms

According to the Puerto Rican historian Federico Cedó Alzamora, the original version of the
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...
of Mayagüez was given to the city December 19, 1894, by the Queen Regent of Spain Maria Christina of Austria."Historia de Mayagüez 1760–1960"; by Subcomite de la Historia de Mayaüez (Author); Page: 92; Publisher: Talleres Graficos Interamericanos (1960); Language: Spanish The upper half of the coat of arms shows the columbine coat of arms recalls and commemorates the discovery of the Island of Borinquén (Puerto Rico) by Columbus in his second trip to the New World in 1493. The lower half of the coat of arms shows a stylized version of Columbus's landing on Puerto Rico. The explorer's crew disembarked at the western coast of the island, where several rivers spill their waters in the Mona Passage, among them the Yagüez, from which the name of Mayagüez is derived. The present version was reinterpreted by heraldist Roberto Biascochea Lota.


Anthem

The city's anthem was written by pianist and former music teacher
Luciano Quiñones Luciano Quiñones Lugo (born June 22, 1948), is a pianist and a composer of Modern Puerto Rican Danzas. Early years Quiñones, was born in the town of San German, Puerto Rico where he also received his primary education. He was musically influen ...
, a long-time resident and now "adopted son" of the city. Until this song's adoption, the plena "''A Mayagüez''", written by César Concepción, was used by many as an unofficial city song. Quiñones' composition was the winner of a contest sponsored by the city's municipality in 2003.{{Citation, first=Federico , last=Cedó Alzamora , title=El Himno de Mayagüez , series=Publicación Oficial No. 010 , publisher=Oficina del Historiador de Mayagüez. , url=http://www.mayaguez.pr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=106&lang=es , access-date=July 21, 2010 , language=es , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810064742/http://www.mayaguez.pr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=106&lang=es , archive-date=August 10, 2011 Mayor José Guillermo Rodríguez and the Municipal Legislature entrusted the Advisory Board of Art and Culture of Mayagüez to hold a contest to select an anthem for the city. The selected composition was a danza by Mr Luciano Quiñones, who has a bachelor's degree in music, a piano professor the Escuela Libre de Música de Mayagüez, he is a music composer already winning nineteen abarrios in competitions held by the Institute of Puerto Rican culture, and the Circulo de Recreo de San Germán. The lyrics alludes to the emblematic symbols of Mayagüez; its nicknames, to its
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, its taste of mango, to its sunsets in the
bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a na ...
, to the
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, to
Eugenio María de Hostos Eugenio María de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "''El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas''" ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, an ...
, their role as cultural cradle, the sympathy of the ladies and the dream of its valleys and its mountains. The anthem was presented to the people in a memorable concert held in commemoration of the 239 anniversary of the founding of the city on the night of September 18, 1999, interpreted by tenor, Mayagüez adopted son, Rafael José Díaz, Mayagüezana lyric soprano, Hilda Ramos, accompanied by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra conducted by its Associate Director, Mayagüezana Roselyn Pabón, in the same place where such Symphony Orchestra offered his first concert forty years earlier: the
Plaza Colón Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship ...
. This danza was recognized as the official anthem of Mayagüez through the Municipal Ordinance number 58, series 1999–2000, adopted on December 20, 1999, by the City Council, which was signed by the Mayor, Honorable José Guillermo Rodríguez on December 24, 1999. MIDI and recorded versions of the anthem can be listened to here.


Education


Public schools

The Residential Center for Educative Opportunities of Mayagüez, ( CROEM) is one of only two public boarding schools in Puerto Rico. The largest public high school in town is Eugenio María de Hostos High School. The other public high school in Mayaguez is Dr. Pedro Perea Fajardo Vocational High School. The former José De Diego High School was finally closed in 2009.


Private schools

The non-profit Southwestern Educational Society (SESO) maintains the Southwestern Community School, an English language college preparatory school. Other private schools include: Colegio San Benito, (CSB) ( Saint Benedict College), the
Academia de la Inmaculada Concepción The Academy of the Immaculate Conception ( es, Academia de la Inmaculada Concepción, generally abbreviated as AIC, or simply ''La Inmaculada'') is a coeducational Catholic school located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1905, it is among Pu ...
(Academy of the Immaculate Conception), Colegio Episcopal San Andrés (San Andres Episcopal College), Colegio Presbiteriano Pablo Casasús (Has been closed since 2016), Colegio De La Milagrosa (College of Our Lady of Miracles), the Academia Adventista del Oeste (Western
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Academy) and Academia Adventista de Bella Vista (Bella Vista Adventist Academy), Theopolis Christian Academy (TCA)


Colleges and universities

Mayagüez has become a major college town, due in part to various higher learning institutions in the city. * University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez * Eugenio María de Hostos School of Law * Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez * Antillean Adventist University * Carlos Albizu University There are also a number of junior colleges in the city: * Instituto Comercial de Puerto Rico Junior College *
Instituto de Banca y Comercio Instituto de Banca y Comercio (IBC) is a private, for-profit college-level institution with multiple locations in Puerto Rico. It offers short training programs and associate degrees. History Instituto de Banca y Comercio was founded by Fidel ...
* Ponce Paramedical College * Escuela Hotelera de San Juan - Recinto de Mayagüez * John Dewey College


Health care and hospitals

* Mayaguez Medical Center * Hospital Perea * Hospital San Antonio * Hospital Bella Vista * Clinica Yaguez * Policlinica Bella Vista


Transportation


Roads and highways

The dominant mode of transportation in Puerto Rico is the automobile. Mayagüez is served by two highways linking it to other parts of the island.
Puerto Rico Highway 2 Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway. The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. ...
existing as an arterial road is a primary route between Ponce to the south-east and Aguadilla and Arecibo to the north and north-east respectively. PR-2 is undergoing a conversion to a freeway between Ponce and Mayagüez. {{cite web, title=Conversion a expreso de Carr PR-2, Ponce a Mayagüez, url=http://www.drna.pr.gov/deslindes-zmt/aviso-deslindes-zmt/conversion-a-expreso-de-carr-pr-2-ponce/, website=Aviso Deslindes ZMT, date=May 22, 2009 , publisher=PR State Dept. of Environmental and Natural Resources, access-date=September 12, 2020 Another important route in Mayagüez is PR-102. It begins at an intersection with PR-2, about 2 miles north of Mayagüez Pueblo at the Mar y Sol development and runs along Mayagüez's coastal industrial areas to Joyuda, where it then turns east and terminates in Sabana Grande. The portion of the highway adjacent to the ''Estadio Isidoro Garcia'' was upgraded from a two-lane road into an urban boulevard in anticipation of the 2010 Centro-American and Caribbean Games celebrated in Mayagüez. In addition to this upgrade, an elevated by-pass was constructed from the coastal park site over the Yagüez River ending at the Concordia Housing Project. There are 41 bridges in Mayagüez.{{cite web, title=Mayagüez Bridges, url=http://bridgereports.com/pr/mayaguez/, website=National Bridge Inventory Data, publisher=US Dept. of Transportation, access-date=February 20, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042036/http://bridgereports.com/pr/mayaguez/, archive-date=February 22, 2019, url-status=live


Public transportation

Transportation in Mayagüez is limited to a trolley service, various private taxi companies and an occasional daytime syndicated ''público'' service named Mayagüez Urbano (Urban Mayagüez) that provide transportation between the main points of the city at a cost of $2.00 per route. Passenger transportation between Mayagüez and
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is operated by the Linea Sultana, another syndicated service. The city operates three trolleys, free of charge, which run as shuttles between the downtown area and the
Palacio de Recreación y Deportes The Palacio de Recreación y Deportes German Wilkins Vélez Ramírez is a coliseum located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It has capacity for 5,500 spectators. It was remodeled in preparation for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Ga ...
. The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) also runs an internal network of trolleys to carry its students inside campus and between UPRM's Mayagüez Terrace development and Palacio de Recreación y Deportes, linking here with the city's trolley service. There are some proposals to expand the municipal trolley service to serve inside the UPRM. For the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games the Puerto Rico's Department of Transportation and Public Works released an express public bus system operated with
Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses The Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (AMA, English: Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority) is a government-owned corporation and public transport bus service based in the San Juan metropolitan area. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department ...
(San Juan's Metropolitan Bus Authority) buses specially assigned to serve the city of Mayagüez. During the Mayagüez 2010 Games, this bus network was carrying passengers in a corridor along Highway 2 and some main roads. The UPRM trolleybus network was integrated into this service too. Although suspended after the Mayagüez 2010 Games ended, the system is expected to be re-established shortly.


Seaport

{{Main, Port of Mayagüez The Port of Mayagüez is the third busiest port in Puerto Rico. It was base for several years to several tuna and fish companies who made the port a considerable busy one. It was normal to see 3 to 4 ships docked at any given day but due to the Section 936 termination the industries started to leave until 2000 approximately when only the ferry and the ''Federacion de Industria Agropecuaria'' silos pier were left. It is located northwest of the central business district along Puerto Rico routes 64, 341, and 3341, and stretches for {{convert, 3.8, mi along the coast. Its main canal is {{convert, 0.4, mi, km wide and its depth ranges from {{convert, 47, to, 120, ft, the water's depth along the piers ranges between {{convert, 28, and, 29, ft. The port is protected from rough seas by reefs which run along its northern and western sections. On March 16, 2011, a new ferry service to the
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was launched by America Cruise Ferries. Late 2016 the municipal administration awarded an administration contract to a private company after years of legal disputes and non-complying groups involved. The municipal administration had plans of development for the port back to 2004 when they received a portion of port area from the central government (the ferry pier and terminal) but 12 years later the port has seen little to no progress.


Airport

{{Main, Eugenio María de Hostos Airport Mayagüez's airport, Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, also known as El Maní Airport, has had regular airline services for more than thirty years. It is located {{convert, 4, mi, km north of the central business district in the Sabanetas barrio. Before being inaugurated in 1955, the airport served as a military base. In the 1970s it had domestic service from
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, then from American Eagle and Eastern Air Lines's regional carrier ''Eastern Metro Express'' in the 1980s. After Eastern went bankrupt in 1991, American Eagle remained the only airline serving the airport until it ended service to the city on April 30, 2005, due to poor loads. For a while, Fina Air served flights to the Dominican Republic before the airline went bankrupt. Cape Air currently serves the airport with five daily flights to
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
during the high season and three daily flights during the low season.


Notable people

{{Main category, People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico * Maria Arrillaga – is a Puerto Rican poet who has been a professor at the University of Puerto Rico. *
María Luisa Arcelay María Luisa Arcelay (December 23, 1898 – October 17, 1981), was an educator, businesswoman and politician. In November 1932, she became the first woman in Puerto Rico to be elected to a government legislative body, when she was elected to repre ...
* José Juan Barea – professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks *
Lucy Boscana Lucila Boscana Bravo (September 24, 1915 – May 24, 2001), known professionally as Lucy Boscana, was a Puerto Rican actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry. Early years Boscana was born in the city of Mayagüez which is loca ...
– actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry. * Baudilio Vega Berríos * Antonio Duvergé – was a Dominican general of French origin who served in the Dominican War of Independence. * Carlos Vargas Ferrer *
Eugenio María de Hostos Eugenio María de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "''El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas''" ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, an ...
– a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, and Puerto Rican independence advocate. * Keylla Hernandéz *
Gina Lynn Tanya Mercado (born February 15, 1974), known professionally as Gina Lynn, is an American former pornographic actress, model, and stripper. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2010 and is the '' Penthouse'' magazine Penthouse Pet for ...
– Hall of fame Puerto Rican former pornographic actress, model, and stripper. *
Alicia Moreda Alicia Moreda Tuya (November 1, 1912 – June 13, 1983), was a soap opera actress, comedian, and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry. Early years Moreda was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, one of three children born to Alberto Moreda ...
– a soap opera actress, comedian, and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry. * Olga A. Méndez *
Hernán Padilla Hernán Padilla Ramírez (born May 5, 1938) is a retired physician and former two-term Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Biography After training as a nephrologist, he entered private practice and joined the military with the Puerto Rico National ...
* Frankie Ruiz – was an American salsa singer and songwriter. He was a major figure in the salsa romántica era of 80's, 90's. *
Noemí Ruiz Noemí Ruiz is a Puerto Rican painter, graphic artist and teacher. She is said to be a pioneer of abstraction in Puerto Rico. Her works can be found in many significant collections, and she has represented Puerto Rico in many international exhibit ...
* Roberto Roena * Roberto Sanchez Vilella *
José E. Serrano José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 until his retirement in 2021. Serrano, a Democrat from New York, represented a district that is one of the sm ...
* Kobbo Santarrosa * Martín Travieso * Rawy Torres – Puerto Rican singer, composer, and guitarist, who was a member of the boy band Menudo *
Madeline Willemsen Madeline Willemsen (September 28, 1915 - May 9, 1982) was an actress and comedian, born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelari ...


International relations

Mayagüez serves as a host city for two foreign consulates with business in Puerto Rico: * Dominican Republic * Hungary (Honorary Consulate){{cite web , title=gopuertorico.org , url=http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/consulates.shtml , access-date=May 1, 2008 , language=es , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218085835/http://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/consulates.shtml , archive-date=February 18, 2009 , url-status=live


Sister cities

* {{flagdeco, Mexico Quiroga, Michoacán, Mexico * {{flagdeco, Colombia Cartagena, Colombia


Book

* Gaudier, Martín, ''Genealogías, Biografías e Historia del Mayagüez de Ayer y Hoy y Antología de Puerto Rico'', 1957.


See also

{{Portal, Puerto Rico, Geography *
Timeline of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 18th-19th centuries * 1760 - Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Our Lady of Candlemas) settlement established by Spanish colonist Fausti ...
* Territories of the United States * List of Puerto Ricans * History of Puerto Rico * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico * Did you know-Puerto Rico?


References

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External links

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