Colon Plaza (Columbus Plaza) is located at the entrance to Old San Juan between Fortaleza Street/Ponce de Leon Avenue and San Francisco Street at O'Donnell Street. Note that Ponce de Leon Avenue changes names to be Fortaleza Street at Colon Plaza, so it can be a little confusing.Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship in Puerto Rico with the church, now Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral on one end of the plaza and the "Alcaldia" or Mayagüez town hall in the other. Its location was designated in 1760 close to the city founding.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
plaza colon in old san juan
Colon Plaza (Columbus Plaza) is located at the entrance to Old San Juan between Fortaleza Street/Ponce de Leon Avenue and San Francisco Street at O'Donnell Street. Note that Ponce de Leon Avenue changes names to be Fortaleza Street at Colon Plaza, so it can be a little confusing.Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship in Puerto Rico with the church, now Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral on one end of the plaza and the "Alcaldia" or Mayagüez town hall in the other. Its location was designated in 1760 close to the city founding.
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