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The original name of the city is San Antonio de Padua de Guayama, named after the saint Anthony of Padua; as with other settlement names in Puerto Rico, the name was eventually shortened to Guayama. Guayama comes from the name of a Taíno cacique (chief), who was leader of the tribes in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico.
Guayama barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Guayama, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 16,891. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.
Caimital is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,124. [3] [4] [5] History.
General physiographic map of Puerto Rico, with mountainous terrain in green, karst in orange, and plains in yellow . Comprising Guayama, Patillas, and Arroyo, the Guayanilla metropolitan area is situated between the southern coastal plains and the Sierra de Cayey mountain subrange in the southeastern region of the main island of Puerto Rico.
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Casa Cautiño is a house museum in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The museum collection, administered by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, include works of art, wood carvings, sculptures and furniture built by Puerto Rican cabinetmakers for the Cautiño family. [1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1770, Machete was part of the territory presided over by caciques Güamaní and Guayama. In the 19th century it became an important sugar producer. [6]Machete was in Spain's gazetteers [7] 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, [1] and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001. [3] It is believed to have been constructed by 1828. [4] In 1976, the site was found to be significant as the only example of early industrial architecture and the only windmill in Puerto Rico. [2]