AGUAS BUENAS, PUERTO RICO

'Aguas Buenas' is a municipality of Puerto Rico located located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Cidra and Caquas; south of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan; east of Comerio; and west of Caguas. Aguas Buenas is spread over 9 wards and Aguas Buenas pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Contents

History

Symbols

Flag

Coat of Arms

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

Topography

Anthem

Economic

Agriculture

Business

Industrial

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

Transportation

Education

Elementary Schools

Junior High Schools

High Schools

Sports

Notable "Aguasbonenses"

References

Footnotes

Books about Aguas Buenas

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

History

Aguas Buenas was originally a sector of Caguas known as ''Aguabuena''. In 1798, a group of residents started establishing their houses near some of the rivers in the area and started calling the sector ''Aguas Claras''.
The quantity of residents incremented with time and in July 25, 1832, they organized a meeting and commissioned Francisco de Salas Torres and Ramón Díaz to do the necessary arrangements for the region to be declared a municipality. A resident, Julian López, offered part of his estate to be used for the construction of a town square, a church, the city hall, and the priest house.
The town was officially founded in May 25, 1838 and the name was changed to ''Aguas Buenas''. Francisco de Salas Torres was declared the first mayor. Initially, the economy of the town relied on coffee plantations and commerce.
At the end of the 19th century, the town's population was close to 7,000.

Symbols

Flag

A blue triangle with the base at the hoist has a solitary white star, like the national banner. Two additional triangles appear in yellow and green colors.

Coat of Arms

The shield shows us the Virgin of Monserrate at the top right side, a Taino Indian at the top left side, a symbol of the original inhabitants of this region. At the bottom right side it has a cornucopia containing the native fruit of Aguas Buenas. In the left bottom side, there are four maracas and güicharo, typical instruments of the "jibaros" of Aguas Buenas and Puerto Rico. The crown consists of three towers.

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

★ Aguas Buenas Pueblo ★ Bairoa ★ Bayamóncito ★ Cagüitas ★ Jagüeyes

★ Juan Ascencio ★ Mulas ★ Mulitas ★ Sonadora ★ Sumidero

Topography

The terrain is moderately mountainous located in the Cayey mountain range ("Sierra de Cayey"), part of the Cordillera Central in Puerto Rico. The highest peaks are La Peña, Santa Bárbara, La Tisa, and La Marquesa.

Anthem

By Ramón Cintrón
Aguas claras

Alma limpia del Coquí,

Orgullosos hijos tuyos,

Por haber nacido aquí.

Indio noble que en cueva

nuestro pueblo verde vió.

La Cruz de España en tus venas,

rítmico grito africano

nuestra estirpe delineó.

Tus femeninas montañas,

plenas de café en flor,

cristalinas aguas bañan,

como concierto de amor.

Cabeza de cordillera,

rostro de nuestro país,

el cuatro, triple le cantan,

tierra fértil de abundancia,

de frutos puros de aquí.

Gente clara, gente buena

son tu corazón le aman,

viva Aguas Buenas

¡Aguas Buenas para mí!

Economic

Agriculture

Business

Ladies apparel.

Industrial

Construction materials.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

★ Aguas Buenas Caves

★ Casa de Campo

★ Monte El Palito

★ Monte La Tiza

Festivals and events

★ Festival de Salsa, Bomba y Plena - Late summer

★ Agricultural Fest - May

★ Carnaval - March

★ Festival Folklórico de Campo y Pueblo - January

★ Fiestas Patronales - September 8

Transportation

Education

There are around 14 public schools in Aguas Buenas. These are divided as follows:

Elementary Schools

★ Dr. Gustavo Muñoz Díaz

★ Ezequiel Ramos La Santa

★ Jagüeyes Abajo

★ José R. González

★ Luis Santaella

★ Luis T. Baliñas

★ Mulitas Alvelo

★ Ramón Luis Rivera/Juan Asencio

★ Santa Clara

Junior High Schools

★ Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos

★ Luis Muñoz Marín

★ Su Bayamoncito

★ Su Sumidero

High Schools

★ Josefa Pastrana

Sports

Notable "Aguasbonenses"

★ Gustavo Muñoz Díaz - Dramatist

★ Jacobo Córdova Chirino (1901-1955) - Journalist & Humorist

★ José Arsenio Torres - Professor

★ Luis Rechani Agrait (1902-1997) - Dramatist

★ Pio Rechani - Journalist

★ Rafael Nicolau - Journalist

★ Josefa Pastrana Lopez (1899-1958) - Professor

References

Footnotes

Books about Aguas Buenas

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

★ Welcome to Puerto Rico Aguas Buenas

★ Map of Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico

★ Aguas Buenas Online