Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
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| Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico | |||
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| Nickname: Tierra de Campeones", "La Ciudad de los Potros | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
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| Territory | Puerto Rico | ||
| Founded | October 5, 1842 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Enrique 'Quique' Questell Alvarado (PNP) | ||
| - Senatorial dist. | 6 - Guayama | ||
| - Representative dist. | 30 | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Gentilic | Santaisabelinos | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Anthem – "En un pedazo del sur estás presente" | |||
Santa Isabel (IPA: [ˈsantaˈisaˌβel]) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast, south of Coamo; east of Juana Díaz; and west of Salinas. Santa Isabel is spread over 7 wards and Santa Isabel Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Santa Isabel is known as "La Ciudad de los Potros" ("The City of the Colts").
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[edit] History
Santa Isabel was founded on October 5, 1842 by Antonio Vélez.
[edit] Flag
The flag is divided horizontally in three stripes of same the width: white the superior one, yellow the central one and red the inferior one, may be ornamented with sugar cane stems or without them.
[edit] Coat of Arms
The crowned I stands for Queen Elisabeth of Hungary (Isabel in Spanish). The shells are a symbol for St. James the patron saint of the town, as well as for the many shells found near the town.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Barrios (Districts/Wards)[1]
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[edit] Geo/Topography
- Aguirre State Forest
- Rivers; Cayures, Coamo, Descalabrado and Jueyes
[edit] Economic
[edit] Agriculture
The surrounding areas produces fruits and vegetables.
[edit] Industrial
clothing, electrical and electronic machinery, metal products and nutritional products.
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Landmarks and places of interest
- Aguirre Forest
- El Malecón (boardwalk)
- Indian Museum
- Jauca Beach
- Hacienda Alomar Ruins
[edit] Festivals and events
- Mango Festival - May
- Crab Carnival - June
- Patron Celebrations - July
- Cemí Carnival - October
- Turkey Festival - November
[edit] Notable "Santaisabelinos"
- Carmelo Colon Rivera
- César Miranda Rodríguez
- Benito Santiago - Baseball player; won unanimously the 1986 the National League's Rookie of the Year Award (San Diego Padres).
- Elvira Colón
- Melwin Cedeño - actor, comedian, merengue musician, and singer.
- Carlitos Colón - professional wrestler known as "El Acróbata de Puerto Rico".
- Mario Ortiz - accomplished trumpet player, arranger and band leader of the 60's.
- Elvis Torres Serrant - Musical Director Limite 21 - released their first album in 1990 breaking new grounds in the genre of merengue.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Map and Directory of Santa Isabel, PR Courtesy of: http://www.mapanddirectory.com
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