The Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building in

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is the ninth-largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Virgin of Candelaria, Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also ...

, previously known as the United States Post Office and Courthouse, and also known as Correo Central de Mayagüez is a

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and

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facility of the

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, housing operations of the

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. It was designed by Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect of the Treasury, and was built in 1935. It was listed on the

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in 1986 as U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. In 2007, the

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passed a bill renaming the building for statesman and local government figure

Miguel A. García Méndez Miguel Angel García Méndez (November 17, 1902 – November 17, 1998) was a Puerto Rican politician, businessman and lawyer. García Méndez served as the 11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and later served in the Pue ...

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Built during Spanish rule, first the Barracks of the Alfonso XII Regiment until 1898, then the district court and jail until the October 11, 1918 earthquake when the old brick building was destroyed."Genealogias Biografias e Historia del Mayagüez de Ayer y Hoy y Antologia de Puerto Rico"; by Martin Gaudier (Author); Pages: 54-56; Publisher: Imprenta "El Aguila", San German (1959); Language: Spanish The barracks were built in 1848; they were large and had two floors. They could house a battalion of 800 men and its officers. The building's brick roof had 30 lightning rods."Historia de Mayagüez 1760-1960"; by Subcomite de la Historia de Mayaüez (Author); Page: 71; Publisher: Talleres Graficos Interamericanos (1960); Language: Spanish

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and García Méndez family

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