Statue of Juan Ponce de León

A statue of Juan Ponce de León was erected in the Plaza de San José in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1882. In 2022, the statue was vandalized and knocked down by protestors but was quickly reinstalled.

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Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Description: statue in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Juan Ponce de León statue (San Juan)” and “Statue of Juan Ponce de León, San Juan”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de San José and San José Church.

Plaza de San José

Square

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Plaza de San José is a square.

San José Church, located in Old San Juan, the historic colonial zone of the capital of Puerto Rico, is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island, and one of the earliest surviving examples of 16th-century Spanish Gothic architecture in the Western Hemisphere.

San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Remedies, is the Catholic cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is situated 190 metres south of Statue of Juan Ponce de León.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

San Juan

Quarter

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Old San Juan is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

La Perla

Neighborhood

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La Perla is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.