Río Grande, Puerto Rico

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Infobox Settlement

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leader_name = Hon. Eduard Rivera Correa | political party = Partido Popular Democrático
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Río Grande (REE-o GRAHN-de) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Valley, North of Las Piedras, Naguabo and Ceiba; east of Loíza and Canóvanas and west of Luquillo. Río Grande is spread over 8 wards and Río Grande Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

History

Rio Grande was founded in July 25, 1840 by Deriderio Brothers and Quilimaco Escobar, with the approbation of governor Miguel López.

The town is named after a regional river that annexes with a local river called the Espiritu Santo (Holy Spirit), The name of the regional river, is "Rio Grande de Loíza".

Flag

The Río Grande flag consists of two horizontal stripes of equal size united by a white triangle placed on the side of the mast. On the white triangle a Puerto Rican parrot. it is very large

Coat of Arms

In a silver field, two Puerto Rican parrots(Amazon vitatta vitatta) , accompanied by a waving blue stripe, a green mountain with three peaks. The top portion of the shield is blue, with an opened silver book, accompanied on each side by five gold coins. Topped by a three tower gold crown outlined in black with green openings.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards) [http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/riogrande.pdf]

Geo/Topography

*Rio Grande de Loíza

Anthem

Entre las ondas que juguetean
del Mar Caribe cerca del fin;
brotó una Islita bella y fecunda
exuberante como un jardín.
Aquí en Río Grande de mis amores
sus bellas damas son todo amor,
y son sus niños tiernos capullos
que dan al libro su corazón.

En esa Islita que Puerto Rico
al descubrirla llamó Colón;
existe un pueblo siempre florido
cual es nido de mi ilusión.

En las alturas la suave brisa
llena los aires de grato olor;
y en la sabana la dulce caña
crece y se esparce con gran primor.

Llaman Río Grande al pueblecito
de una belleza pura y sin par;
y suaves trinos en sus follajes
a voz pregonan su bienestar.

Si la desgracia fatal me hiciera
irme muy lejos alguna vez,
desde otros lares a todas horas,
siempre a Río Grande recordaré.

Economic

Agriculture

Fruits, ornamentales plants, sugar cane, vegetables and cattle.

Business

Industrial

Manufacture of textiles.

Hotels

*Rio Grande Plantation Eco Resort
*The Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa
*The All Inclusive Paradisus Puerto Rico
*Gran Melia Resorts & Villas

Landmarks and places of interest

*Coco Beach
*El Yunque
*Indio Cave
*Las Picúas Beach

Festivals and events

*Cross Festival - May
*Patron Celebrations - July

Transportation

Education

ports

They play a lot of basketball and baseball there.

Notable "Riograndeños"

*Agustin Guerra
*Angel F. Elias - U.S.Army
*Anibal Díaz Montero - Story Teller
*Carmen Reyes Padro
*Cecilia Arnaldi de Olmeda
*Eddie O. Elias - U.S.Army
*Eddie O. Elias II
*Enrique Calderon
*Eugenio Guerra
*Fe E. Nieves - Local Seamstress
*Franciso Mojica
*Glabel I. Santiago
*Jesus Parilla Calderon
*José Reymundi
*Lalo Rodriguez - Salsa artist
*Manuel Siaca Rivera
*Omar Soto
*Ovidio de Jesus Uriguen
*Pedro Carlos Timothe Morales - Lawyer, educator
*Tego Calderon - Reggaeton artist

References

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US72119&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-format=CO-2&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_CO2 Río Grande and its barrios, United States Census Bureau]