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Museo de Arte de Ponce is the finest art museum in Puerto Rico. [11] The largest art museum in the Caribbean, [12] it has also been called one of the best in the Americas. [13] [14] [15] It was the first museum in Puerto Rico accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. [9] [16]
The Centro Ceremonial Indigena at Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico, was discovered during the days after heavy rain downpours. The survey was conducted by the Sociedad Guaynia de Arqueologia e Historia and was sponsored by the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture. Clearing the area's high brush revealed a number of shell middens, as well as the major ...
The Ponce City Hall, or Casa Alcaldia de Ponce, built in the 1840s, is the oldest colonial building in the city. [28] The historic zone itself consists of three distinct sub-zones: [29] First Order Zone – This zone is limited to the area immediately surrounding Plaza Las Delicias. This is the original historic zone, created in 1962.
1959 – Luis A. Ferré opens Museo de Arte de Ponce at the Ermelindo Salazar Residence with 72 works of art. 1960 – The Hotel Ponce Intercontinental opens its doors. 1961 – Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, the first private law school in the Island, is established; 1962: Zona Histórica de Ponce is first designated.
Castillo Serrallés (English: Serralles Castle) is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, overlooking the downtown area (Ponce Pueblo).It was built during the 1930s for Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrallés, founder of Destilería Serrallés.
Casa Paoli (English: Paoli House) is a historic house and biographical museum in barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the Ponce Historic Zone.The house is significant as the birthplace of Antonio Paoli (1871–1946), a tenor who was the "first Puerto Rican to reach international recognition in the performing arts" [4] and "one of the most outstanding opera singers of all times". [5]
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Archivo Histórico de Ponce, officially, Archivo Histórico de Ponce Gladys E. Tormes González, [3] is a historical archive in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is considered "the most complete historical archive in Puerto Rico".