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of the

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of the

municipality 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 go ...

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), ...

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

16th–18th centuries

* 1511 – First Catholic Diocese established in San Juan * 1521 – "Ciudad de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico" founded by

Spanish colonists Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both ind ...

from nearby Caparra. * 1523 – Convento de Santo Tomas de Aquino founded. * 1524 – Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion hospital built. * 1526 – October 4: St. Francis Hurricane occurs. * 1529 – October 18: Harbor attack by

Caribs “Carib” may refer to: People and languages *Kalina people, or Caribs, an indigenous people of South America **Carib language, also known as Kalina, the language of the South American Caribs *Kalinago people, or Island Caribs, an indigenous pe ...

. * 1530 ** August 5:

Hurricane A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

occurs. ** Casa Blanca built. * 1532 –

San José Church San José Church ( es, Iglesia de San José), located in Old San Juan within the historic colonial zone of the capital of Puerto Rico, is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island. The church is one of the earliest surviving ...

construction begins. * 1540 –

La Fortaleza La Fortaleza (lit., "The Fortress" ) is the official residence of the governor of Puerto Rico. It was built between 1533 and 1540 to defend the harbor of San Juan. The structure is also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina (Saint Catherine's Pala ...

built. * 1542 – Cathedral of San Juan Bautista construction begins. * 1560 – City wall construction begins. * 1560s – San Antonio Bridge built across

Condado Lagoon Condado Lagoon ( es, Laguna del Condado) is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an effluent body of water that flows freely between the Condado and Miramar neighborhoods of Santurce, a barrio of San Juan. Background Its tributary stream o ...

. * 1568 – September 7:

occurs. * 1582 – Population: 850 (approximate estimate). * 1591 –

Castillo San Felipe del Morro Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as El Morro, is a citadel built between 16th and 18th centuries in San Juan, Puerto Rico.ww ...

construction begins.. Retrieved May 24, 2017 * 1595 – November 22: Battle of San Juan begins. * 1598 – June: San Juan taken by British forces; Boquerón battery sacked. * 1605 – Cabildo constructed in Plaza de San Juan. * 1615 – September 12:

occurs. * 1625 – September 24: Town besieged by Dutch forces. * 1733 – Palacio Episcopal construction begins (approximate date). * 1769 –

Powder house A powder tower (german: Pulverturm), occasionally also powder house (''Pulverhaus''), was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently a tower, to store gunpowder or, later, explosives. They were common until the 20th centur ...

built. * 1780 – Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud (chapel) built. * 1783 – Castillo de San Cristóbal built. * 1787 ** May 2:

1787 Boricua earthquake The 1787 Boricua earthquake struck offshore of the island of Puerto Rico on May 2. The magnitude of the earthquake was believed to have been around 8.0–8.5, however there is evidence that it was only about 6.9. The epicenter is thought to have b ...

. ** May 3: Fiesta de Cruz begins. * 1797 – April: San Juan

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by British forces.

19th century

* 1806 – ''Gaceta de Puerto Rico''

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begins publication. * 1813 –

Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País en Puerto Rico The Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País en Puerto Rico (1813–1899) was a learned society in Spanish colonial San Juan, Puerto Rico, modelled after the Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País in Spain. The society published a newspaper, t ...

founded. * 1820 – Population: 7,658. * 1822 – Board of charity established. * 1823 – Sociedad Filarmónica (philharmonic society) formed. * 1832 ** established. ** Teatro Municipal (theatre) opens. * 1840 – ''Colegio de Abogados'' founded. * 1845 – Town divided into barrios

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

, San Juan, Santa Barbara, Santo Domingo, and Ballaja. * 1848 – Cafe de La Mallorquina in business. * 1850 – Real Intendencia Building constructed. * 1853 ** Cataño-San Juan steamship begins operating. ** Marketplace built in Santa Barbara barrio. * 1859 – Barrios De la Marina and

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'') ...

become part of San Juan. * 1863 ** Santurce becomes part of San Juan. **

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery __NOTOC__ The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is a colonial-era cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of Puerto Rico's most prominent natives and residents. Construction began in 1863 under ...

established. * 1864 –

Ballajá Barracks The Ballajá Barracks (''Cuartel de Ballajá'' in Spanish) is a historic building and former military barracks located in the Ballajá section of Old San Juan, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is located close to El Morro and its espla ...

built. * 1865 – ''Colegio de Párvulos'' built. * 1873 – Slavery officially abolished in Puerto Rico. * 1876 –

Ateneo Puertorriqueño The Ateneo Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Athenaeum), is a cultural institution in Puerto Rico. Founded on April 30, 1876, it has been called Puerto Rico's oldest cultural institution, however, it is actually its third oldest overall and second c ...

(cultural entity) founded. * 1877 – Cárcel de la Princesa (prison) built. * 1879 – José Ramón Becerra y de Gárate becomes

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

. * 1882 –

Ponce de León Ponce may refer to: *Ponce (surname) * *Ponce, Puerto Rico, a city in Puerto Rico ** Ponce High School ** Ponce massacre, 1937 * USS ''Ponce'', several ships of the US Navy *Manuel Ponce, a Mexican composer active in the 20th century * British sla ...

statue erected in the . * 1885 – Civil Hospital built. * 1888 – La Carbonera barrio becomes part of San Juan. * 1893 ** Sociedad Anónima de Economías y Préstamos (later Banco Popular de Puerto Rico) founded. **

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

statue erected in the Plaza Colón. * 1894 – Population: 23,414. * 1898 ** May 12:

Bombardment of San Juan The Bombardment of San Juan, or the First Battle of San Juan, on 12 May 1898 was an engagement between United States Navy warships and the Spanish fortifications of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was the first major action of the Puerto Rican Cam ...

by United States forces. ** June 22: Second Battle of San Juan. ** June 28: Third Battle of San Juan. ** August 12: End of hostilities between US and Spanish military forces. United States Military Government begins. ** October: Francisco del Valle becomes

. ** Carretera Central ( Ponce-San Juan road) built. ** ''San Juan News'' begins publication. ** Railway built (approximate date). * 1899 ** April 11: Town becomes part of United States-annexed Puerto Rico per

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. ** Chamber of commerce founded. ** Population: 32,048. * 1900 ** May 1:

Foraker Act The Foraker Act, , officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United State ...

comes into force, civil government for Puerto Rico begins. United States Military Government ends. **

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ( es, Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico) is the highest court of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority to interpret and decide questions of Puerto Rican law. The Court is analogous to one of the state supreme cou ...

and

Puerto Rico Department of Education The Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDOE; ) is one of the statewide public education system in the United States, with (Hawaii being the other). The PRDOE is the state education agency in charge of managing public schools in Puerto Rico as ...

headquartered in San Juan. ** Insane asylum established. ** La Perla settlement begins (approximate date).

20th century

1900s–1950s

* 1901 ** Trolley de San Juan begins operating. ** San Juan high school opens. * 1902 – City government formed into legislative and executive branches. * 1903 **

University of Puerto Rico The University of Puerto Rico ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 58,000 students and 5,3 ...

established. ** Roberto H. Todd Weels becomes mayor. * 1909 – Harbor enlarged. * 1910 **

Dos Hermanos Bridge The Dos Hermanos Bridge is a bridge in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It connects the sector of Condado with the entrance to Old San Juan, crossing over the Condado Lagoon. It was designed and built by brothers Hernan and Sosthenes Behn, and opened in Ju ...

opens. ** ''Puerto Rico Ilustrado'' begins publication. ** Population: 48,716. * 1913 – ''Cine Luna'' opens. * 1918 – October 11:

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 scale ...

. * 1919 ** San Juan Asamblea Municipal (municipal assembly) and Concejo de Administración (administrative council) created. **

Condado Vanderbilt Hotel The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel is a historic luxury hotel built in 1919 and located on Ashford Avenue in the district of Condado in San Juan, capital city of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic ...

in business. * 1920 – Population: 70,707. * 1921 –

Academia del Perpetuo Socorro Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (English: "Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help") was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school of the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is located in Miramar in Pu ...

founded. * 1922 – WKAQ

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begins broadcasting. * 1923 ** U.S. military Fort Buchanan established. ** Mansion Georgetti (residence) built. * 1925 –

Academia San Jorge Academia San Jorge ("Saint George Academy") is a private, Roman Catholic school in San Juan, Puerto Rico founded in 1925 by Rev. Msgr. José M. Rivera as a parochial school with 53 students from grades K–3. Shortly after, the school started const ...

founded. * 1928 **

Luis Muñoz Rivera Park The Luis Muñoz Rivera Park (or Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera in Spanish) is a 27.2 acre (110,000 m2) recreational public space located in Puerta de Tierra in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The park was named in honor of Puerto Rican statesman Luis Muñoz ...

laid out. ** September: San Felipe Segundo Hurricane occurs. * 1929 **

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begins in Puerto Rico. **

Capitol of Puerto Rico The wikt:capitol, Capitol of Puerto Rico ( es, Capitolio de Puerto Rico) is located on the Islet of San Juan just outside the walls of Old San Juan. The building is home to the bicameral Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, Legislative Assembly, ...

building constructed. * 1930 – Population: 114,715. * 1932 – September–October: San Ciprian hurricane. * 1935 –

Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration The Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) was one of the alphabet agencies of the New Deal established by the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Created on May 28, 1935, the PRRA's first directors included America ...

headquartered in San Juan. * 1939 –

Martín Peña Bridge Martín Peña Bridge, in Spanish properly known as Puente Martín Peña, is an Art Deco style bridge from 1939, designed by Cecilio Delgado and others. It crosses the Martín Peña Channel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was listed on the U.S. N ...

built. * 1940 ** United States Naval Air Station Isla Grande established. ** Population: 169,247. * 1946 –

Felisa Rincón de Gautier Felisa Rincón de Gautier (born Felisa Rincón Marrero)This name uses Spanish marriage naming customs; the first is the maiden family name '' "Rincón"'' and the second or matrimonial family name is ''"Gautier"''. (also known as Doña Fela) (Janua ...

becomes mayor. * 1947 – WAPA, WIAC, WITA, and WRSJ

begin broadcasting. * 1948 – design adopted. * 1949 **

Caribe Hilton Hotel The Caribe Hilton is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts and managed by Hilton Worldwide. History In early 1946, as part of the Puerto Rican industrialization effort known as Operation Bootstrap, the Puerto ...

built. ** San Juan National Historic Site

United States National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

established. * 1950 ** October 30:

San Juan Nationalist revolt The San Juan Nationalist revolt was one of many uprisings against United States Government rule which occurred in Puerto Rico on October 30, 1950 during the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts. Amongst the uprising's main objectives were an a ...

. **

Residencial Las Casas Residencial Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, more commonly known as Residencial Las Casas, Caserio Las Casas or Las Casas, is a public housing complex located in San Juan, Puerto Rico consisting of 417 housing units. It is under the management of the ...

housing complex built. ** Population: 224,767. * 1951 –

Río Piedras Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

becomes part of San Juan municipality. * 1952 – City becomes part of newly created

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporate ...

. * 1954 ** WAPA-TV and WKAQ-TV (

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) begin broadcasting. **

Ballets Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

de San Juan founded. * 1955 **

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín) is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muño ...

opens. **

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture ( es, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña), or ICP, for short, is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment of the cultural policies required in order to study, preser ...

and

Archivo General de Puerto Rico The Archivo General de Puerto Rico (General Archives of Puerto Rico), established in 1955, is an archive documenting the history and culture of Puerto Rico. The governmental Institute of Puerto Rican Culture began overseeing its operation in 19 ...

headquartered in city. * 1956 –

Casals Festival The Casals Festival is a classical music event celebrated every year in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in honor of classical musician Pablo Casals. Background The festival was founded in 1956 by Pablo Casals. It was promoted by Teodoro Moscoso and David ...

of music begins. * 1958 ** Supreme Court Building constructed. ** Casa del Libro established. * 1959 ** June: U.S.

National Governors Association The National Governors Association (NGA) is an American political organization founded in 1908. The association's members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths. Members come to the association from across the politica ...

meets in San Juan. ** Regional

Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority 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 ...

established. ** ''

The San Juan Star ''The San Juan Star'' is an English-language daily newspaper based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper was originally published by Star Media Network, a subdivision of San Juan Star, Inc. History The newspaper was f ...

'' English-language newspaper begins publication.

1960s–1990s

* 1960 ** Office of ''Secretario de la Asamblea Municipal'' (secretary of the municipal assembly) created. **

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music ( es, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico) is a public conservatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto RicoSOBRE EL CONSERVATORIO DE MÚSICA DE PUERTO RICO: Información General d ...

opens. **

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico ( la, Archidiœcesis Sancti Joannis Portoricensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States, comprising the northeast portion of the island of ...

formed. ** Population: 451,658. * 1962 –

Hotel El Convento Hotel El Convento is a small hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what was a Carmelite convent, adjoining the San Juan Cathedral square. The cathedral is the second-oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere. Hotel El Convento is the oldest me ...

in business. * 1966 **

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) (commonly referred as Poly or La Poly in Spanish) is a private university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. PUPR offers technical degrees with a special focus on engineering professions. History Polytechn ...

and

San Juan Children's Choir The San Juan Children's Choir (''Coro de Niños de San Juan'' in Spanish) is a children's choir from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The group was founded in 1966 by its director, Evy Lucío Córdova. The Choir usually accepts participants from the age of ...

established. ** July: 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games held. * 1968 –

Plaza Las Américas Plaza Las Américas is a shopping mall in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, located at the intersection of Routes 18 and 22. "''Plaza''", as it is known to many Puerto Ricans, was the first indoor shopping mall built in Puerto Rico. It is the ...

shopping mall in business. * 1970 ** San Sebastián Street Festival active. ** Population: 452,749. * 1971 –

San Juan Botanical Garden The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. This lush “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves as ...

inaugurated. * 1973 –

Puerto Rico National Library The Puerto Rico National Library ( es, Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico) is the national library of Puerto Rico. It was created in 1967 as the Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico General Library) by Joint Resolution No. 44 of the Pue ...

headquartered in city. * 1974 – April: Association of Caribbean Historians organized during meeting in San Juan. * 1976 – June: 2nd G7 summit held near city. * 1979 – July:

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

held. * 1981 –

Centro de Bellas Artes Centro may refer to: Places Brazil *Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Du ...

(opera house) opens. * 1983 –

Old San Juan Old San Juan ( es, Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the Isleta de San Juan, islet of San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Old San Juan, Ballajá, Catedral, Old San Juan, Catedral, Ma ...

designated an

UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

. * 1984 –

Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art The Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, often abbreviated to MAC, is a contemporary art museum in Santurce, Puerto Rico. History The museum was founded by artists and sponsors of the civil society and was officially instituted on October ...

established. * 1986 ** June:

U.S. Conference of Mayors The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is the official non-partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. The cities are each represented by their mayors or other chief elected officials. The organization was founded i ...

held in San Juan. ** San Juan Philharmonic Chorale formed. * 1988 – ''Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano de San Juan'' (historical archives) established. * 1989 ** September:

Hurricane Hugo Hurricane Hugo was a powerful Cape Verde tropical cyclone that inflicted widespread damage across the northeastern Caribbean and the Southeastern United States in September 1989. Across its track, Hugo affected approximately 2 million peop ...

. ** ''Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía'' headquartered in San Juan. * 1991 –

Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991 Law No. 81 of 1991 —better known as the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991— is the extraconstitutional Puerto Rican law that regulates the local government of all the municipalities of Puerto Rico. It was enacted in order to repeal m ...

created. * 1992 ** Plaza del Quinto Centenario built. ** Museo de Las Américas established in the former

. * 1994 –

Teodoro Moscoso Bridge The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge is a bridge in Puerto Rico. It works as an extension of PR-17, also known as the Jesus T. Piñero Expressway, connecting this road with the Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway ( PR-26). It crosses the San José Lag ...

opens. * 2000 – Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico established.

21st century

* 2004 ** September:

Hurricane Jeanne Hurricane Jeanne was a Saffir–Simpson scale, Category 3 hurricane that struck the Caribbean and the Eastern United States in September 2004. It was the deadliest hurricane in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Mitch, Mitch in 1998 Atlantic hur ...

occurs. **

Tren Urbano The ''Tren Urbano'' (English language, English: Urban Train) is a List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully-automated rapid transit system that serves the municipalities of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Gua ...

(regional rapid transit system) begins operating. **

Martín Peña Channel The Martín Peña Channel (Spanish: ''Caño de Martín Peña'') is a body of water in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The similarly named Martín Peña (Hato Rey), Martín Peña is a neighbourhood, with informal housing, adjacent to the channel. The cha ...

"G-8" group forme

* 2008 – September: Hurricane Kyle (2008), Hurricane Kyle occurs. * 2009 – May: Economic protest. * 2010 –

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 395,326. * 2012 – November 6: Territorial

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held. * 2013 –

Carmen Yulín Cruz Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (born February 25, 1963) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as mayor of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2020. From 2009 through 2013, Cruz served in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Ea ...

becomes Mayor of San Juan. * 2017 - September 20:

Hurricane Maria Hurricane Maria was a deadly Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 5, Category 5 Tropical cyclone, hurricane that devastated the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly Dominica, Saint Croix, and Puerto Rico. It is regarded as the wo ...

occurs and is covered extensively by CBS journalist

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* 2019 - July 8 - August 12: Protests throughout San Juan in response to

Telegramgate Telegramgate, also known as Chatgate or RickyLeaks, was a political scandal involving Ricardo Rosselló, then Governor of Puerto Rico, which began on July 8, 2019, with the leak of hundreds of pages of a group chat on the messaging application ...

* 2021 -

Miguel Romero Miguel Alberto Romero Lugo (born February 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican lawyer, who is the current Mayor of San Juan. He was also Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico (2009–2012) and former Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico durin ...

becomes Mayor of San Juan .

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