Parque Pedro Albizu Campos

The park is located in sector Tenerias of Barrio Machuelo Abajo, at the location where the house stood where Albizu Campos spent much of his youth. It sits on a 5-acre lot bordered by Rio Bucana on the east end, Puerto Rico route PR-1 on the south, Pedregal Street on the north, and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos street on the west. It is near the intersection of Ponce By-pass Road (PR-2), Miguel Pou Boulevard (PR-1), and Comercio Street (PR-133). The park is found at N 18.00999 W 66.59377 (18.00999, -66.59377).

There is a full-body statue of Dr. Albizu Campos as the centerpiece of the park.[2] The statue is the work of Ponce sculptor Rafael Lopez del Campo.[3] The park was built in response to the initiative of the group Ponceños de Verdad and the support of the general public.[3]

Though a general use passive park, the park is also home to various civic and political activities relating to the ideals of autonomy, self-government and independence for Puerto Rico.

Among the features of the park is a set of twelve stones set on the ground in a two-by-six vertical formation. The stones contain the names of the last twelve known survivors of the 1937 Ponce massacre. In addition to the name the survivor, the person's date of death is also engraved on each stone. Also engraved are a Christian cross and the letters "RIP" (Rest in Peace).

The names and dates on some of the stones have faded away due to exposure to the weather elements. The names and dates on the twelve stones are as follows:

• Rafael Soto Moreno, 21-6-74
• Samuel Aponte Morales, 23-10-(77?)
• Pedro L. del Valle Almodovar, (3?)-Nov-80
• America Rivera Jimenez, 26-2-92
• Jovita Nieves, 4-11-72
• Andres Santiago, 27-7-91
• (undecipherable) Irizarry, 1-6-93
• (undecipherable) Santiago, 2-5-93
• Juanita Vega, Feb-9-74
• Jovita Santiago Santiago, Dic-4-78
• Antonia Rodriguez Torres, Dic-2-79
• Nelson Cedeño Ramos, 25-10-82

• Ponce massacre