Parque de los Próceres

The Parque de los Próceres is a park in . In 1977 the mayor of Mayagüez, Don Benjamín Cole obtained a grant from the Economic Development Administration of the United States Department of Commerce for the construction of the "Parque de los Próceres Puertorriqueños".
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Parque de los Proceres” and “Patriot Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plaza Colón and Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria.

Park
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is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, . This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón.

Church
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The , or in English Our Lady of the Candelaria Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mayagüez located in the eastern end of the facing the town hall in , .

Historic building
The is a 19th-century structure located in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leguísamo and Hormigueros.

Suburb
is a barrio in the municipality of . Its population in 2010 was 2096. is situated 6 km northeast of Parque de los Próceres.

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is a town and one of the smallest municipalities of , located on the island's southwestern coast in the tourism region.

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is a city in the region of . Old town offers typical Puerto Rican hangout places with its large central square or plaza and well preserved churches.

Parque de los Próceres

Latitude
18.20545° or 18° 12′ 20″ north
Longitude
-67.13854° or 67° 8′ 19″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
77CJ6V46+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 315099212
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4566613
Wiki­data ID
Q7139693
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Parque de los Próceres” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

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