It was part former
royal path that is now the end of el Paseo del Morro. It is a path that follows
under el Morro. It is important because it showed part of our history.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Tito Curet
It is a statue of Tito
Curet Alonso, a Puerto Rican composer of many popular salsa songs. It is
located in Plaza de las Armas, sitting on his favorite bench. It was
placed there after his death from a heart attack. It is important because it
honors the memory of Tito Curet Alonso.
Teatro Tapia
It is a theater
buildings in San Juan, named after Alejandro Tapia y Rivera on the Fortaleza Street,
built by Jose Navarro y Herrero on September 21, 1824. It is important because
it is one of the oldest theaters in Puerto Rico and because it is a monument of
Puerto Rican culture.
San Juan Cathedral
The San
Juan Cathedral is the
Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Old San Juan Puerto Rico.
The cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan, located in Old San Juan,
and is the second oldest cathedral in the Americas.
San Juan City Hall
The San
Juan City Hall is located in the middle of Old San Juan in
the capital city of Puerto Rico. It is located in front of
the Plaza de Armas and next to the Puerto Rico department of
state. The City Hall was built in stages from 1604 to 1789. The building has an
inner courtyard and is open for tourists to visit. It also showcases small art
exhibits from time to time.
San José Church
The San
Jose Church is located in Old San Juan within the historic colonial
section of the capital of Puerto Rico is one of the first significant
works of architecture on the island. The church is one of the earliest
surviving examples of 16th-century Spanish Gothic Architecture in the
Western Hemisphere.
La Rogativa
It is a group of
catholic statues holding crosses and torches. There are three women and an
elderly priest. It is important because it honors the women and
bishop who decided to do a procession in the night of February 17, 1797
for the Freedom of San Juan from the invasion British Invasion of Ralph
Albercromby, whose forces outnumbered the Puerto Rican forces, and they were
scared away because he thought that the torches of the procession were
Spanish reinforcements.
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