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Lisa and I have been to Old San Juan 3 times in the last 3 years. All three times this guy has been playing guitar in the same park. We always sit and listen to him, and are always so happy we did.
Fall, one of the four seasons, in the Plaza de Armas. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The fountain normally located here was covered to accommodate the Christmas tree.
Otoño, una de las cuatro estaciones, en la Plaza de Armas. Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico. La fuente que suele estar aquà fue cubierta para acomodar el árbol de Navidad.
Brought to San Juan as ballast on Spanish ships, and replaced by gold and treasure on the return journey to Spain. The blue cobblestone pavers, or adoquines were made with an iron furnace slag in Spain in the 1700's.
La Rogativa Plaza- was built in 1971, features a modern sculpture depicting a procession of religious women commemorates an event that took place on the site in 1797. During the spring of that year, a fleet of British ships led by under Sir Ralph Ambercrombie sailed into San Juan Bay, meaning to launch an assault on the city and take control of the colony. When the attack was foiled, they undertook a naval blockade of San Juan, hoping to starve the residents into submission. As the towns people began to despair of any help from soldiers garrisoned in the inland towns, the governor ordered a rogativa, or divine entreaty, to ask the saints for assistance. The women of the town formed a procession through the streets, carrying torches and ringing bells. The British, hearing the commotion and seeing the moving lights, decided that reinforcements had arrived and quickly sailed off.