Barranquitas barrio-pueblo

Barranquitas barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Barranquitas, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,695.[1][4][5][6]

Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Barranquitas
Municipality Seat[1]
View of Barranquitas Pueblo from PR-152. (2013)
View of Barranquitas Pueblo from PR-152. (2013)
Location of Barranquitas barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Barranquitas shown in red
Location of Barranquitas barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Barranquitas shown in red
Barranquitas barrio-pueblo is located in Caribbean
Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°11′05″N 66°18′37″W[2]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Barranquitas
Area
[2]
 • Total0.77 sq mi (2.0 km2)
 • Land0.77 sq mi (2.0 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[3]
2,129 ft (649 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,695
 • Density1,507.8/sq mi (582.2/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.[7][8]

The central plaza and its church

The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) (Spanish: a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors (Spanish: grandeza proporcionada al número de vecinos). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.[7] The name of the Barranquitas central plaza is Plaza de recreo Monseñor Miguel Mendoza.

Located across from the central plaza in Barranquitas barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia San Antonio de Padua (Anthony of Padua Parish). In 1792, there was a chapel where the parish is now. The parish church in Barranquitas has been built but destroyed three times by hurricanes. The first church which was built between 1804 and 1809 was destroyed in 1825 by Hurricane Santa Ana. The second and third churches were destroyed by the 1876 San Felipe hurricane and in 1928 by Hurricane San Felipe Segundo. The current church was inaugurated in 1933 and renovated in 1980.[9]

History

The barrio was in Spain's gazetteers[10] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Barranquitas barrio-pueblo was 666.[11]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900666—
19401,816—
19504,268135.0%
19604,6849.7%
19803,618—
19902,786−23.0%
20002,9104.5%
20102,695−7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[12] 1910–1930[13]
1930–1950[14] 1980–2000[15] 2010[16]

In July 2020, Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriated funds for repairs to Barranquitas' plaza.[17]

Features

El Cortijo which was known for many decades as El Castillo is a historic castle in Barranquitas barrio-pueblo.[18][19]

An annual art festival is held every July in Barranquitas barrio-pueblo. The 52nd edition of the festival was held in 2013.[20]

  • Annual art festival in Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
    Annual art festival in Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
  • Barranquita's main plaza and church. (2013)
    Barranquita's main plaza and church. (2013)

See also

References
  1. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  2. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barranquitas barrio-pueblo
  4. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  5. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. Santullano, Luis A. (10 March 2019). Mirada al Caribe. Vol. 54. Colegio de Mexico. pp. 75–78. doi:10.2307/j.ctvbcd2vs.12. JSTOR j.ctvbcd2vs.12.
  8. Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. Mari Mut, José A. (2013-08-28). Los Pueblos de Puerto Rico y Las Iglesias de Sus Plazas [The Pueblos of Puerto Rico, and the Churches of its Plazas] (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 37–39. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  10. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  11. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 165.
  12. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  13. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  14. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  15. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  16. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  17. "FEMA Approves Funds to Repair PR Town Squares". Hudson Valley Press. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  18. "Los Cascos Urbanos Hablan: Barranquitas 3/3". florida.pbslearningmedia.org/ (in Spanish). National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. Rivas, Yaritza (2013-07-14). "Un castillo sin fantasmas [Castle without ghosts]". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  20. "Festivales". Portal de Barranquitas (in Spanish). 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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