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CÁCERES IN SPAIN
AND IN PUERTO
RICO
Origins of the Name and Family
From Cáceres, Extremadura, SPAIN -
to Cabo Rojo, PUERTO RICO
Town of Cáceres
Cabo
Rojo
Cabo Rojo -
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_Rojo - (Spanish
pronunciation: [ˈkaβo ˈroxo]) is a municipality situated on the
southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo
Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo
Rojo Combined Statistical Area. Cabo Rojo (Red Cape in English)
derives its name from both the reddish color of its salt-flats
and the reddish tint that characterizes the seaside cliffs along
its southern coast. Despite the threat of pirates and Indians,
the Spanish settled the area of Los Morrillos around 1511.
By 1525, salt mining was an important industry in the area. Cabo
Rojo was founded on December 17, 1771 by Nicolás Ramírez de
Arellano, a descendant of Spanish nobility, with the
approval of Governor Miguel de Muesas.
Nicolás Ramírez de Arellano
y Martínez de Matos
oficial founder of Cabo Rojo |
Cabo Rojo in 1913
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Dr Ramon Emetrio Betances,
physician and independence fighter |
Drawing of the “Centro de Cabo Rojo” in 1826. |
amer. R.R Boquerón – Cabo Rojo, s. entr. to
tunnel. 1910;
Kil. 14 – 15, looking north |
R.R. water tower |
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23-05-2024
07-01-2011
