Calle de la Candelaria (Candelaria Street, formerly ''McKinley Street'') is the parallel street aside the
Calle Méndez Vigo in the western
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Mayagüez. It has a length of about 1.20 miles. The street is oriented west–east with traffic running one-way eastbound. At its start at
Parque del Litoral begins running with one lane in west section, changing to two lanes in the middle section and finally one lane again after the road passes
Mayagüez Main U.S. Post Office in downtown Mayagüez.
In this street are located some of the most important historical places as:
Edificio de la Aduana, Fundición Simón Carlo,
Parque Suau,
Correo Central de Mayagüez, Escuela
David Farragut
David Glasgow Farragut (; also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral, Vice admiral (United State ...
,
Teatro Yagüez,
Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos,
Alcaldía de Mayagüez,
Plaza Colón and
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Catedral may refer to:
* Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground), a station
* Catedral (district), a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica
* Cerro Catedral, a mountain and ski resort in Argentina
* Cerro Catedral (U ...
.
History of the name
The street is named after
Virgin of Candelaria
The Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of Candelaria ( or ''Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria'') (), popularly called ''La Morenita'', celebrates the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). The center of worship is l ...
, honored as saint patron of Mayagüez. Its name was changed after the American occupation of Mayaguez during the
Puerto Rican Campaign 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 ...
, when was renamed
McKinley Street in honor of the U.S. president who governed during the invasion of Puerto Rico.
In recent years after renaming the former
''Post Street'' as
Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances, the Municipality of Mayagüez ordinances giving back to McKinley Street its original Spanish-era name of ''Candelaria''.
See also
*
List of highways in Puerto Rico
The highway system in Puerto Rico is composed of approximately of roads in Puerto Rico, maintained by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: ''Departmento de Transportación y Obras Públicas'') or DTOP. The h ...
References
Streets in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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