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Dorado (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles (24 km) west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja.
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Dorado is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, [1] (and means wards or boroughs or neighborhoods in English).
Dorado barrio-pueblo was in Spain's gazetteers [12] 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.
Casa del Rey (Spanish for 'house of the king') is a historic building and former cabildo located in the historic center of Dorado, Puerto Rico.Throughout its history it has also been known as the Militia Guard Headquarters (Cuartel de la Guardia de Milicias), Parador del Rey, and the Municipal Jail of Dorado (Cárcel Municipal de Dorado).
Hacienda de Carlos Vassallo is a historic place in the town and municipality of Dorado, in Puerto Rico. It is also known as Casa Hacienda de Don Oscar Nevárez, or Hacienda de Río Nuevo. [2] It is the agriculture, architecture and industry surrounding this hacienda that makes it an important part of Puerto Rican history and culture. [3]
Higuillar is a barrio on the coast of the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 25,785. Its population in 2010 was 25,785. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]