Parque de los Próceres
The Parque de los Próceres is a park in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 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".Photo: Prof.D.H.R., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
Plaza Colón
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón.
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Church
Photo: Mariena, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, 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 Colón Main Square facing the town hall in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Casilla del Caminero
Historic building
The Casilla del Caminero is a 19th-century structure located in the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hormigueros and Añasco.
Hormigueros
Photo: Jcarrillovii, Public domain.
Hormigueros is a town and one of the smallest municipalities of Puerto Rico, located on the island's southwestern coast in the Porta del Sol tourism region.
Añasco
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Añasco is a city in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico. Old town Añasco offers typical Puerto Rican hangout places with its large central square or plaza and well preserved churches.
Parque de los Próceres
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Mayagüez, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.20545° or 18° 12′ 20″ northLongitude
-67.13854° or 67° 8′ 19″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
77CJ6V46+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 315099212OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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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.
- Cebuano: “Parque de los Proceres”
- Spanish: “Parque de los Próceres”
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