San Juan Antiguo (not to be confused with the

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which is located within this district), is a

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located in the municipality of San Juan in the

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. San Juan Antiguo has 7 subbarrios. In 2010, San Juan Antiguo had a population of 7,085 inhabitants and a population density of 2,681.9 people per km².U.S. Gazetteer: 2010 Census

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Retrieved on May 31, 2018 San Juan Antiguo is entirely located within the

Isleta de San Juan The Isleta de San Juan (Spanish for ''Islet of San Juan'') is a island in the San Juan Bay in the Atlantic coast of northern Puerto Rico. Home of Old San Juan, it is the site of the oldest permanent European settlement in Puerto Rico (1521), and ...

, the islet off the coast of Puerto Rico where Old San Juan was settled, connected to the mainland by bridges and a causeway.

History

In the late 19th century, San Juan Antiguo called ''Plaza de San Juan'' is where Spain had its war fortifications and military buildings. Puerto Rico was ceded by

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in the aftermath of the

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under the terms of the

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and became an

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. In 1899, the

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conducted a

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of Puerto Rico.

Subbarrios

San Juan Antiguo is divided into the following subbarrios: # Ballajá # Catedral #

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# Mercado #

Puerta de Tierra Puerta de Tierra is a ''subbarrio'' (subdistrict) occupying the eastern portion of the Islet of San Juan and the ''barrio'' of San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The name Puerta de Tierra (Spanish for ''land gate'') ...

# San Cristóbal #

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Gallery

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References

External links

* Barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico Neighborhoods in Puerto Rico {{SanJuanPR-geo-stub

History

Subbarrios

Gallery

See also

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