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Foundation:
Yauco (YOU-ko), its etymological root comes from yucca. It was the well-known southeastern region known as Coayuco. This town already existed as a indigenous community long before the discovery of Puerto Rico. Yauco was the indigenous capital of the island of Borikén. Juan Ponce de León arrived to the island to explore and colonize it in 1508, entering thru the Guánica Bay. He went to the Coayuco region, seat of the main chief of the Island, named Agueybaná.
During 1755 the neighbors of this territory had already built a hermitage under the patronage of Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary) and maintained a chaplain to take care of its religious necessities. These neighbors empowered Fernando Pacheco to request from of the Government authorization to found a town. In January of 1755 Fernando Pacheco he presented to Crown the request of the neighbors. On February 29 of the following year the King authorized the foundation considering that a hermitage already existed, and counted on the services of chaplain, and lands had been already destined for municipal works. Pacheco was named First Lieutenant of the just created population. This happened under the government of the Commander Felipe de Estenós.
Location:
Located in the southern coast, closer to the west, it borders north with Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas, south with the Caribbean Sea, west with Sabana Grande and Guánica and east with Guayanilla.
Area:
177.5 sq km / 68.3 sq mi
Population:
46,384 (census 2000)
Population Density:
261.3 per sq km / 679.1 per sq mi
People are known as:
Yaucanos
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Yauco is also known as:
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El Pueblo del Café (Town of Coffee)
Capital Taína (Taino Capital)
Los Corsos (The Corsicans)
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Wards:
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Census 2000:
Population by Wards - Yauco
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Habitants
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Aguas Blancas
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316
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Algarrobo
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483
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Almácigo Alto
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1,905
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Almácigo Bajo
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4,986
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Barina
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5,726
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Caimito
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647
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Collores
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971
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Diego Hernández
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1,645
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Duey
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1,412
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Frailes
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205
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Jácana
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1,969
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Naranjo
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699
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Quebradas
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836
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Ranchera
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564
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Río Prieto
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783
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Rubias
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294
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Sierra Alta
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1,119
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Susúa Alta
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4,069
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Susúa Baja
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13,319
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Vegas
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178
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Yauco Town
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4,258
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Total
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46,384
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Source:
Census 2000
Political Division - Administrative:
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Patron:
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Virgen del Santísimo Rosario
Santísimo Rosario Parish
Apartado 46
Yauco, P.R. 00698
(787) 856-1222
Mass Scheduled:
Monday thru Friday - 7:00am, 12:00m y 7:30pm
Saturday - 7:00am y 7:30pm
Sundays - 7:00am, 8:30am, 10:00am y 7:30pm
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Topography:
It belongs to the municipalities of the Southern Coastal Plain, in addition its northern territory is located in the southern slopes of the Central Mountain Range; where great elevations can be found like Mount Membrillo, the Rodadero Peak and the Curet Hill.
Hydrography:
It is watered by the Yauco, Loco, Chiquito, Naranjo and Duey rivers. The Grande, La Granja, Quebradas, Berrenchín, Grande, Fría, Mango Prieto andSusúa gorges. In the river basin of the Yauco river the Luchetti dam forms, it has an original capacity of 16,500 acres/foot. In the river basin of the Loco river the Loco dam forms, that originally had a capacity of 1,950 acres/foot.
Economy:
Based on agriculture, mainly in the cultivation of coffee, for its excellent quality, it has world-wide fame; other agricultural products that are cultivated here are sugar cane, tobacco and fruits. Within the most important factories we emphasize, by the number of people employed, those that elaborate scientific instruments and nutritional products derived from the wheat flour.
Average Salary:
$247.34 weekly (1998)
Flag:
The flag of Yauco consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, green the superior and gold the inferior one. To the center the official shield of Yauco.
Coat Of Arms:
Shield divided in quarters by a cross in the center that represents the Christendom. In the first aquarter, the shield of the Pacheco family, in honor to its founder and First Lieutenant don Fernando Pacheco. The description of the Pacheco family shield follows:
- In a silver field a gold and black boiler, with seven necks and heads of black serpents in each handle, three to the right hand, confronted with four to the left-hand side. Bordered by a checkered band in gold and black.
- The second and third quarter, in a field of gold, two coffee plant flowers of five leaves of silver and four red. The coffee plant flower and the coffee grains, represent their cultivation in the Yauco municipality.
- The border of the shield represents the beads of the rosary.
- The three tower crown, establishes its category of town.
Yauco Public Schools.
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Name
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Level
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Telephone
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Address
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ALGARROBOS
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Elementary
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(787) 267-6662
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HC 1 Box 6303
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ALMACIGO ALTO I
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Elementary
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(787) 856-0458
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PO Box 5005 PMB 039
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ALMACIGO ALTO II
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Elementary
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(787) 856-2141
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HC 2 Box 11623
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ALMACIGO BAJO I Y BAJO II
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Elementary
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(787) 856-9028
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PO Box 48
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ARTURO LLUBERAS
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Elementary
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(787) 856-0613
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PO Box 3049
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BENICIA VÉLEZ
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Elementary
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(787) 856-6628
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PO Box 48
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CARMEN ESPADA
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Elementary
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(787) 856-7043
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PO Box 5006 PMB 157
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COLLORES I
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Elementary
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(787) 267-4984
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PO Box 5006 PMB 157
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BARRIO BARINES
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Elementary
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(787) 267-0033
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PO Box 48
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FERNANDO JULIA CALDER
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Elementary
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(787) 267-7953
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HC 1 Box 6303
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INÉS MA. MENDOZA
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Elementary
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(787) 856-7338
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PO Box 5005 PMB 064
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LENA M. FRANCESCH - RUBIAS KM 2
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Elementary
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(787) 267-3033
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HC 1 Box 6614
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LUIS MUÑOZ RIVERA
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Elementary
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(787) 856-1370
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PO Box 48
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PALOMAS
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Elementary
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(787) 856-3635
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PO Box 2208
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PATRIA PÉREZ
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Elementary
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(787) 856-1440
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PO Box 5294
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QUEBRADAS
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Elementary
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(787) 856-1003
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PO Box 48
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SANTA CATALINA
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Elementary
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(787) 856-0100
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PO Box 229
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SANTIAGO NEGRONI
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Elementary
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(787) 856-1830
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PO Box 1860
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SIERRA ALTA
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Elementary
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(787) 856-8922
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G9 Calle Gladiola
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ELVIRA VICENTE
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Intermediate
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(787) 856-1394
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PO Box 48
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ERNESTO RAMOS ANTONINI
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Intermediate
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(787) 856-1325
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PO Box 48
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JOSÉ ONOFRE TORRES
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Intermediate
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(787) 856-2143
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PO Box 48
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VEGAS
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Intermediate
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(787) 267-3033
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PO Box 6414
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RAFAEL MARTÍNEZ NADAL
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Second Unit
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(787) 856-1390
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MSC 1203
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ANA MARÍA NEGRÓN
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Second Unit
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(787) 856-4020
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PO Box 48
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JAIME CASTAÑER
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Second Unit
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(787) 856-2329
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HC 1 Box 7639
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LUIS MUÑOZ MARÍN
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High School
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(787) 856-2144
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PO Box 3069
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VOCACIONAL SANTIAGO GARCÍA
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High School
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(787) 856-1904
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PO Box 5004
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Hymn:
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By M. Ramos Antonmattei
Pueblo de gestas gloriosas
es Yauco ciudad cafetal
sus hijos le escriben la historia
con cantos de gloria inmortal.
Por eso mi pueblo querido
tu emblema y noble pendón
serán por siempre tenidos
en alto con honra y honor.
Tus valles y tus montañas
son ricas en caña y café
tus hijos con amor trabajan
la tierra que les vio nacer.
Por eso mi Yauco querido
te canto con gran emoción
tu corazón se ha prendido
muy dentro de mi corazón.
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Santísimo Rosario Parish
Courtesy:
YaucoWeb
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Events:
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National Coffee Festival - February
Patron Festivities - October
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Places To Visit:
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Casa Agre
Casa Cesari
Lucchetti Lake
Vegas Lake
Nuestra Señora del Rosario Hermitage Ruins
Ideal Teather
Tozza Castle
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Distinguished Citizens:
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Loida Figueroa - Poet, historian & novelist.
Francisco Lluch Mora - Poet
Amaury Veray - Composer
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Yauco Mayors 1791 - Present
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Year
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Mayor
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Year
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Mayor
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1791-1795
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Juan Díaz de Espinosa
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1859
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Eugenio de Córdova y
Andrés Antonio Cabrera
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1795
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Antonio Pacheco de Matos
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1859-1864
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Francisco Mejia
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1868
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Francisco Ramos
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1864
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Diego de Arteaga,
Timoteo Luberza y
Félix Irigoyen
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1869
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Pedro M. García
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1865-1866
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Francisco Ramos
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1756-1768
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Fernando Pacheco de Matos
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1870
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Joaquín Baco Petxot
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1780-1785
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Remigio de Lugo
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1871
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Manuel Guindulani
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1785
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Domingo Pacheco de Matos
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1871-1872
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Jaime Lluch Pruneda
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1785-1786
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Juan Díaz de Espinosa
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1873-1874
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Joaquín R. Balaguer
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1796-1803
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Pascual Rodríguez de la Seda
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1875
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Joaquín Baco Petxot,
Juan Alonso y
Juan Amill Amill
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1803-1804
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José Pacheco de Matos
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1876
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Juan Alonso
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1804
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José A. Fernández Méndez
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1877
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Joaquín Baco Petxot
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1805-1810
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José Pacheco de Matos
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1878
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Juan Amill Amill
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1810
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José A. Fernández Méndez y
Juan Díaz de Espinosa
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1878-1879
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Jaime Lluch Pruneda
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1810-1811
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Pascual Rodríguez de la Seda
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1881-1886
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Jaime Cátala Ibáñez
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1811
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Bartolomé Ballester
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1886-1889
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Juan Antonio Negroni
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1812
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Bernardo A. Rodríguez de la Seda
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1889
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Manuel Aldea Berenguer
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1812-1813
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José Pacheco de Matos
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1889
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Manuel Mejia
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1814-1816
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Basilio Pérez
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1889-1891
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Francisco Romeva
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1816-1817
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José Pacheco de Matos
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1891-1892
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Jaime Cátala Ibáñez
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1817
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Pascual Rodríguez de la Seda
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1893
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Antonio Mattei Lluberas
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1818
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Diego de Delgado
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1893-1894
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Eduardo Grau Battle
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1819-1820
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José Julián de Torres Figueroa
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1894
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Juan Amill Amill
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1820
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Diego Delgado
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1895-1897
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Francisco Lluch Barrera
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1821
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Cristóbal Delgado
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1897
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Narciso Ferrer
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1822
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Diego Capacete,
José J. de Torres Figueroa y
José M. Pacheco de Matos
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1898
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Francisco Lluch Barrera y
Atilio Gaztambide
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1823
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Narciso Valdez y
Agustín Torregrosa
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1898-1899
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Francisco Mejia Rodríguez
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1823-1824
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Manuel Capacete
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1899
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Atilio Gaztambide y
Luis Cianchini
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1824
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Juan Rodríguez de la Seda
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1899-1901
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Manuel Pasarell Rius
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1825-1826
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Juan García
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1900
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Francisco Negroni Lucca
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1827
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Carlos Benítez
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1901
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Francisco Pieraldi
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1828
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Agustín Torregrosa
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1901-1902
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Antonio Mariani
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1828-1829
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Francisco Lluch Boltas
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1902-1904
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Tomás Olivari Santoni
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1830-1831
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José Ma. Pacheco de Matos
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1904-1906
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Antonio Mattei Lluberas
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1831
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Francisco Lluch Boltas y
Guillermo Comins
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1906-1910
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Juan Roig Fabre
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1832
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José Pacheco de Matos,
Nicolás Nogues y
Joaquín Rodríguez
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1910-1914
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Francisco Cátala Rodríguez
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1833-1834
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Juan y
andiola Olabarrieta
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1914-1919
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Domingo Antommattei
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1834-1835
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Juan Troche
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1919-1920
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Ramón Antommattei
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1835
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Antonio Toro Juan Troche
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1920-1924
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Domingo Vivaldi Pacheco
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1836
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Juan de la Rosa Delgado y
Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda
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1924-1928
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Arturo Lluberas Rodríguez
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1836-1837
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José Florencio Nin
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1928-1936
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Ignacio Roca Baco
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1838
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José Pacheco de Matos
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1936
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Rafael Antommarchi
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1838-1841
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Francisco Antonio Negroni
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1936-1943
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Francisco Mattei Antommattei
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1842-1843
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Vicente Pacheco de Matos
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1944
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Rafael Antommarchi
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1843-1847
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Francisco Lluberas Mitchan
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1944-1952
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Carlos Armando Mignucci
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1848
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Santos Semidei y
Francisco Lluch Pruneda
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1952
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Andrés M. Santiago y
Tito Mattei Semidei
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1849
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Baltazar Sánchez
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1952-1972
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José Onofre Torres
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1850
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Francisco Lluch Pruneda
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1972-1976
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Antonio Vélez Álvarez
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1851-1852
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Simón de Rojas Calles
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1976-1980
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Rubén Ramírez Muñiz
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1853
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Baltazar Sánchez, Francisco Díaz y
Simón de Rojas Calles
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1980-1994
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William Cintrón Antonsanti
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1854-1856
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Francisco Carreras
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1994-2000
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Pedro Jaime Torres Rivera
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1856
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Temistocles Andino
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2000-Present
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Abel Nazario Quiñones
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1857-1859
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Simón de Rojas Calles
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Source: Municipality of Yauco
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Mayor:
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Hon. Abel Nazario Quiñones (PNP)
P.O. Box 1
Yauco, P.R. 00698
(787) 856-1345
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General Elections 2000: Mayor of Yauco
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Revised 9 August 2001
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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1
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PNP
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ABEL NAZARIO QUIÑONES
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12,668
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51.4
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PPD
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PEDRO JAIME TORRES
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10,969
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44.5
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PIP
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WILLIAM PEREZ HERNANDEZ
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735
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3.0
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N/A
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*OTHERS
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261
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1.1
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TOTAL
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24,633
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Others
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22
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Blank
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87
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*
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Null
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87
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Referred To Special Table
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0
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Reported Voting Centers:
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109 out of 109
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for 100.0%
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Registered
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30,174
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Votes
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24,839
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Participation
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81.6%
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