San Antonio is a

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in the municipality of

Caguas, Puerto Rico Caguas (, ) is a Caguas barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo of the Cordillera Central (Puer ...

. Its population in 2010 was 2,224.

History

San Antonio was in Spain's

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s until 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 finding that the population of San Antonio barrio was 887. A landslide occurred in January 2024 in San Antonio. In 2017, Barrio San Antonio accounted for only 2 of the 146 permits approved for construction in Caguas.

Sectors

The following sectors are in San Antonio, Caguas: * Buena Vista * Las Penas * Cuatro Calles * El Faro * José A Díaz * La Cuchilla * Los Matress/Las Carmelitas * Los Pinos * Monte Lago

Gallery

Autopista PR-52, salida hacia la carretera PR-1 y el expreso PR-30, Caguas, Puerto Rico (1).jpg,

Puerto Rico Highway 52 Puerto Rico Highway 52 (PR-52), a major toll road in Puerto Rico, is also known as . It was formerly called . It runs from PR-1 in southwest Río Piedras and heads south until it intersects with highway PR-2 in Ponce. At its north end, the s ...

in San Antonio Carretera PR-175, Caguas, Puerto Rico (3).jpg,

Puerto Rico Highway 175 Puerto Rico Highway 175 (PR-175) is a rural road that travels from Caguas, Puerto Rico to Trujillo Alto. This highway begins at PR-1 in Río Cañas and ends at PR-181 near downtown Trujillo Alto. Carretera PR-175, Caguas, Puerto Rico (1).jp ...

from Puerto Rico Highway 52 in San Antonio

References

External links

Work done in San Antonio described on Caguas municipality official page on Facebook
Barrios of Caguas, Puerto Rico {{CaguasPR-geo-stub

History

Sectors

Gallery

See also

References

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