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The university was founded in spring of 1948 by James E. McManus, C.S.S.R., Bishop of the Diocese of Ponce, and James Peter Davis, Bishop of the Diocese of San Juan.It was founded as the Catholic University of Santa María. [7] "
An oil on canvas painting measuring 1.15 m × 1.57 m (45 in × 62 in), Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho is a "landmark painting" depicting the persecution of Christians in Ancient Rome. [3]
Alexis Vélez Alberio, also known as Alex Zurdo, is a Puerto Rican Christian music rapper and songwriter. [1]He has almost a dozen musical productions, [2] and has been awarded the GMA Dove Award [3] and Arpa Awards, [4] having also been nominated for a Latin Grammy, [5] [6] and a Tu Música Urbano award.
Santa Tecla was founded as "Nueva San Salvador" on August 8, 1854, by President José María San Martín after the capital city was destroyed by an earthquake. It served as capital of the republic from 1855 to 1859 and became departmental capital in 1865.
A street in Moca barrio-pueblo, August 2006. Moca is located on the northwest part of the island on the northern karst region of Puerto Rico. [8]Climate: Tropical with hardly noticeable seasonal changes, temperatures in Moca range from highs of between 76 and 98 °F (24 and 37 °C) and lows between 50 and 75 °F (10 and 24 °C).
This is a list of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, the island's second largest [1] and second most important city. [2] [3]From 1692 to 1840, the office of mayor [a] in Ponce was filled either by local hacendados or by military officers appointed by the governor, depending on whether the political situation on Spain at the time was that of a constitutional or an ...
In developed countries, the number of centenarians is increasing at approximately 5.5% per year, which means doubling the centenarian population every 13 years, pushing it from some 455,000 in 2009 to 4.1 million in 2050. [104] Japan is the country with the highest ratio of centenarians (347 for every 1 million inhabitants in September 2010).