Miradero is a
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city delimited by functional (e.g. residential, comm ...
in the municipality of
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo (), ) is a Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán – Cabo Rojo metropolitan area, San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropol ...
. Its population in 2010 was 15,521.
Joyuda, a small fishing village on Cabo Rojos' gastronomic route, is in Miradero.
Features
The public square in Miradero is the venue for the annual (the festival of the fish).
Joyuda, a fishing village in Miradero is known for its many seafood restaurants along
Puerto Rico Highway 102, a coastal road.
Joyuda was one of the most impacted areas of Cabo Rojo, when
Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.
The
Ana G. Méndez University has a campus in Miradero.
History
Miradero was in Spain's
gazetteer
A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or wikt:directory, directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas.Aurousseau, 61. It typically contains information concerning the geographical makeup, social statistics and physical features of a co ...
s
until Puerto Rico was ceded by
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
in the aftermath 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 ...
under the terms of the
Treaty of Paris of 1898
The Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as the Treaty of Paris of 1898, was signed by Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, and marked the end of the ...
and became an
unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, als ...
conducted a
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Miradero barrio was 2,011.
Gallery
Places in Miradero:
Bahía de Puerto Real.jpg, Puerto Real Bay in Miradero
La Playita de Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo.jpg, in Puerto Real
Plaza del Pescador - Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo.jpg, Plaza del Pescador
Torre Puesta del Sol - Poblado Joyuda, Cabo Rojo.jpg, Building in Joyuda
Universidad del Este - Cabo Rojo.jpg, The Ana G. Méndez University, Cabo Rojo campus
See also
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List of communities in Puerto Rico
In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ...
References
Barrios of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
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