Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances
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Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances (Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances Street) is the most long urban road in Mayagüez, serving as the Main Street
of Mayagüez City. It corresponds with the former Post Street
's south of Yagüez River section.
The Ramón Emeterio Betances Street starts at the Barcelona Gate of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM)
where a flagpole is placed with the Puerto Rican flag aside a José De Diego
iron bust. It states that the Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez
(as UPRM is named officially in Spanish) was founded as Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas (CAAM) by José De Diego
on September 23, 1911.
Just facing the UPRM's Barcelona Gate is a junction where merges the Alfonso Valdés Cobián Boulevard and Pedro Albizu Campos Avenue aside with the Parque de los Próceres. In this point the road runs over a 6-lane bridge over the Yagüez River
going southbound to Barcelona Sector, where some fast foods, a gas station, shops and pubs like the legendary El Garabato are located. The Radiocentro Building is located next, marking the entrance to La Bosque (a student gathering social zone, where are located many college student's lodgings and apartments buildings).
Going south way, the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street passes the Millonarios Street (now named Calle Ramón Sánchez Justiniano) which marks the entrance to former Hacienda Guenard and the beginning of the historical downtown zone. Here is placed the Hospital San Antonio, founded by Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances
in 1865 with citizen fund-raising. Near is located the Hospital Perea (old Brothers Perea's Clinic) and El Cacique lounge.
At intersection with José De Diego Street
are located two private colleges: Colegio Presbiteriano Pablo Casasús and the catholic Academia de La Milagrosa (Academy of Our Lady of Miracles). In the grounds of the Pablo Casasús College is placed the historical Iglesia Central Presbiteriana and at its entrance is located El Quenepo (a landmark tree facing intersection with Mendez Vigo Street) used to divide Mayagüez downtown streets in North, South, East and West. At El Quenepo junction the "Mayagüez Urbano" (Urban Mayagüez) público cars generally turns southbound on their service route along the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street in way to Mayagüez Mall
.
Across the Méndez Vigo, Candelaria
, Ernesto Ramos Antonini
, Santiago R. Palmer and Luis Muñoz Rivera
streets is the busiest commercial zone of the Mayagüez city center. From here is easy come to the Plaza de Colón with the municipal complex of Teatro Yagüez
, Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos
and the Alcaldia de Mayagüez
.
Between the Luis Muñoz Rivera and San Vicente
streets is the Betances House, where was placed the home of Dr. Betances
in Mayagüez during the cholera epidemic of 1856.
The intersection with San Vicente Street marks the southern end of the historical downtown zone and the entrance to a zone of low-density commercial zone with old warehouses, the former Teatro San José, the intersection with Nenadich Street next to Centro Gubernamental and the entrances to Buena Vista and Colombia sectors, the Asilo de Ancianos
, the Municipal Sport and Recreation Department (Matadero Municipal) and the Old Municipal Cemetery
.
Just at this cemetery is the junction with Hiram David Cabassa Street, where the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street climb a hill where is the Belmonte urbanization, the Funeraria Martell, Cementerio Vivaldi and the entrance to Cuesta de las Piedras Housing Project. Next is placed the entrance to Río Cristal clusters, and forward are placed the Escuela Superior José De Diego
(now a closed high school building) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
.
After the PUCPR are the entrance to some residential zones, the Channel 3 studios, Escuela Libre de Música "Ernesto Ramos Antonini
", the Jardines de Mayagüez Housing Project and after crossing a creek, the Barriada Nadal community at Carolina Street.
The final section of the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street is through the Poblado Sábalos, reaching this street its finish in a junction with Avenida Corazones in Sábalos ward. Near here is the southern hub of PR-2
where are placed nearby the DTOP/CESCO regional offices
, the Police of Puerto Rico regional headquarters (Comandancia de la Policia Estatal - Área de Mayagüez), the new municipal cemetery and a shopping center.
This street was named by disposition of the Municipal Legislative as a homage to the independence advocate and abolitionist leader Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances
.
Main Street
Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world...
of Mayagüez City. It corresponds with the former Post Street
Calle Post (Mayagüez)
Former name of two urban roads in Mayagüez City:* Avenida Alfonso Valdés Cobián - north of Yagüez River* Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances - south of Yagüez River-History:...
's south of Yagüez River section.
The Ramón Emeterio Betances Street starts at the Barcelona Gate of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM)
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...
where a flagpole is placed with the Puerto Rican flag aside a José De Diego
José de Diego
José de Diego y Martínez , known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement", was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain and from the United States....
iron bust. It states that the Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...
(as UPRM is named officially in Spanish) was founded as Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas (CAAM) by José De Diego
José de Diego
José de Diego y Martínez , known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement", was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain and from the United States....
on September 23, 1911.
Just facing the UPRM's Barcelona Gate is a junction where merges the Alfonso Valdés Cobián Boulevard and Pedro Albizu Campos Avenue aside with the Parque de los Próceres. In this point the road runs over a 6-lane bridge over the Yagüez River
Yagüez River
The Rio Yagüez is a river located in western Puerto Rico.The Rio Yaguez originates at 1,200 feet above sea-level in the Urayoán Mountains to the south-east of Las Marias and to the north-east of Maricao...
going southbound to Barcelona Sector, where some fast foods, a gas station, shops and pubs like the legendary El Garabato are located. The Radiocentro Building is located next, marking the entrance to La Bosque (a student gathering social zone, where are located many college student's lodgings and apartments buildings).
Going south way, the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street passes the Millonarios Street (now named Calle Ramón Sánchez Justiniano) which marks the entrance to former Hacienda Guenard and the beginning of the historical downtown zone. Here is placed the Hospital San Antonio, founded by Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolution, and as such, is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement...
in 1865 with citizen fund-raising. Near is located the Hospital Perea (old Brothers Perea's Clinic) and El Cacique lounge.
At intersection with José De Diego Street
Calle Jose De Diego (Mayagüez)
Calle José De Diego is a major thoroughfare in the western Puerto Rico municipality of Mayagüez. The street is oriented east-west with traffic running two-way drive with two lanes into downtown Mayagüez....
are located two private colleges: Colegio Presbiteriano Pablo Casasús and the catholic Academia de La Milagrosa (Academy of Our Lady of Miracles). In the grounds of the Pablo Casasús College is placed the historical Iglesia Central Presbiteriana and at its entrance is located El Quenepo (a landmark tree facing intersection with Mendez Vigo Street) used to divide Mayagüez downtown streets in North, South, East and West. At El Quenepo junction the "Mayagüez Urbano" (Urban Mayagüez) público cars generally turns southbound on their service route along the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street in way to Mayagüez Mall
Mayagüez Mall
Mayagüez Mall is a shopping mall located between the municipalities of Mayagüez and Hormigueros. It is the third largest shopping center in Puerto Rico with a total of of retail space, and the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico, followed by Western Plaza also in Mayagüez, Aguadilla Mall...
.
Across the Méndez Vigo, Candelaria
Calle de la Candelaria (Mayagüez)
Calle de la Candelaria is the parallel street aside the Calle Méndez Vigo in the western Puerto Rico municipality of Mayagüez. It has a length of about 1.20 miles. The street is oriented west-east with traffic running one-way eastbound...
, Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Ernesto Ramos Antonini was the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico .-Early years:...
, Santiago R. Palmer and Luis Muñoz Rivera
Luis Muñoz Rivera
Luis Muñoz Rivera was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician. He was a major figure in the struggle for political autonomy of Puerto Rico....
streets is the busiest commercial zone of the Mayagüez city center. From here is easy come to the Plaza de Colón with the municipal complex of Teatro Yagüez
Teatro Yagüez
The Teatro Yagüez in Puerto Rico is a historic building that today is a performing arts theater. It is located at Candelaria and Dr. Basora Streets, in the city of Mayagüez. It consists of the Lucy Boscana Hall and the Roberto Cole Cafe Theater.-History:It was originally erected by Francisco...
, Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos
Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos
The Centro Cultural Baudilio Vega Berríos is a cultural center located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.Located in the heart of the city, aside the City Hall and the Teatro Yagüez, extending between Candelaria Street at front to the Ernesto Ramos Antonini Street at back.-Architecture:The Cultural Center...
and the Alcaldia de Mayagüez
Mayagüez City Hall
The Casa Consistorial De Mayaguez or as it is more commonly known Alcaldia de Mayagüez is the City Hall for the Municipality of Mayagüez. It is located in front of the Colón Main Square facing the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral.-History:...
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Between the Luis Muñoz Rivera and San Vicente
Vincent Ferrer
Saint Vincent Ferrer was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.-Early life:Vincent was the fourth child of the Anglo-Scottish nobleman William Stewart Ferrer and his Spanish wife, Constantia Miguel. Legends surround his birth...
streets is the Betances House, where was placed the home of Dr. Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolution, and as such, is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement...
in Mayagüez during the cholera epidemic of 1856.
The intersection with San Vicente Street marks the southern end of the historical downtown zone and the entrance to a zone of low-density commercial zone with old warehouses, the former Teatro San José, the intersection with Nenadich Street next to Centro Gubernamental and the entrances to Buena Vista and Colombia sectors, the Asilo de Ancianos
Asilo De Pobres
Asilo de Ancianos de Mayagüez, also known as Asilo De Pobres or Asilo Municipal, was originally built, in the Classical Revival style, as a shelter for the poor. For some time, Salvador Agrón, the inspiration for the Broadway musical The Capeman, lived in the building with his mother. In 1962 it...
, the Municipal Sport and Recreation Department (Matadero Municipal) and the Old Municipal Cemetery
Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez
The Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez, also known as Cementerio Viejo, was constructed in 1876 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was designed by the municipal architect Félix Vidal de D’Ors following the master plan for the city from 1804. The outskirts of the cemetery are defined by brick walls and...
.
Just at this cemetery is the junction with Hiram David Cabassa Street, where the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street climb a hill where is the Belmonte urbanization, the Funeraria Martell, Cementerio Vivaldi and the entrance to Cuesta de las Piedras Housing Project. Next is placed the entrance to Río Cristal clusters, and forward are placed the Escuela Superior José De Diego
José de Diego
José de Diego y Martínez , known as "The Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement", was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain and from the United States....
(now a closed high school building) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is a university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico....
.
After the PUCPR are the entrance to some residential zones, the Channel 3 studios, Escuela Libre de Música "Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Ernesto Ramos Antonini
Ernesto Ramos Antonini was the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico .-Early years:...
", the Jardines de Mayagüez Housing Project and after crossing a creek, the Barriada Nadal community at Carolina Street.
The final section of the Ramón Emeterio Betances Street is through the Poblado Sábalos, reaching this street its finish in a junction with Avenida Corazones in Sábalos ward. Near here is the southern hub of PR-2
Puerto Rico Highway 2
Puerto Rico Highway 2, the longest highway in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at about 156 miles long, connects San Juan to Ponce....
where are placed nearby the DTOP/CESCO regional offices
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
The Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works is a government agency of Puerto Rico regulating transportation and public works. The agency's headquarters are located in San Juan.-External links:*...
, the Police of Puerto Rico regional headquarters (Comandancia de la Policia Estatal - Área de Mayagüez), the new municipal cemetery and a shopping center.
This street was named by disposition of the Municipal Legislative as a homage to the independence advocate and abolitionist leader Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolution, and as such, is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement...
.