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'Guayama' (gwah-YAH-mah) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the Southern Coastal Valley region, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Cayey; east of Salinas; and west of Patillas and Arroyo. Guayama is spread over 9 wards and Guayama Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
This city of 44,301 inhabitants was founded on January 29, 1736.
The town was founded in 1736 as San Antonio de Padua de Guayama by Matías de Abadía.
Guayama took its name from an Indian leader, or cacique who governed the Southeastern region of the Island, the Guamaní cacique and the Guayama cacique. The meaning of the Indian name is “Great Site”. On January 29, 1736, Governor Don Tomás de Abadía officially declared Guayama a “pueblo” (town) with the name of San Antonio de Padua de Guayama. That same year the Catholic Church in town, San Antonio de Padua, was declared a Parish. In 1776 Guayama had 200 houses, the church and a central plaza. In the 1828 the construction of the King’s House (Casa del Rey) was completed. In 1881 Guayama is declared a Villa (First Order Municipality).
During the Spanish-American War, American forces under General Nelson A. Miles landed at Guanica near Ponce on July 26, 1898. The landing surprised the United States War Department no less than the Spanish, as Miles had been instructed to land near San Juan (the War Department learned of the landing through an Associate Press release.) However, en route to Puerto Rico Miles concluded that a San Juan landing was vulnerable to attack by small boats, and so changed plans. Ponce, said at the time to be the largest city in Puerto Rico, was connected with San Juan by a 70 mile military road, well defended by the Spanish at Coama and Aibonito. In order to flank this position, American Major General John R. Brooke landed at Arroyo, just east of Guayama, intending to move on Cayey, which is northwest of Guayama, along the road from Ponce to San Juan. General Brooke occupied Guayama August 5, 1898, after slight opposition, in the Battle of Guayama. On August 9, the Battle of Guamani took place north of Guayama. A more significant battle, the Battle of Abonito Pass, was halted on the morning of August 13 upon notification of the armistice between the United states and Spain.
The Guayama flag is made up of three stripes of different colors; From top to Bottom; Black, Yellow and Red. The black stands for the Black and African race of Puerto Rico. The yellow represents sugar cane industry in PR. The red symbolizes the blood shed by Taino slaves in their fight against foreign invaders. To the left of the top stripe we can see the Old Mill, which today is known as the Molino de Vives. These black men and women fought for freedom agianst their spainish invaders. They are still proud Puerto Rican people today.
The shield is divided in four parts and in two of them part of a chessboard appears. The chessboard pattern represents the center of the city, which resembles a chessboard. It has two old mill towers. The laurel trees constitute a representation of the beautiful Recreation Plaza very well known for its trimmed trees. The three silver flowers symbolize San Antonio de Padua, patron of Guayama. The crown represents Cacique Guayama, name of the town. The big crown has four towers.
Per Capita Income: $7,326
Source: 2000 Census
'Guayama' (gwah-YAH-mah) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the Southern Coastal Valley region, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Cayey; east of Salinas; and west of Patillas and Arroyo. Guayama is spread over 9 wards and Guayama Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
This city of 44,301 inhabitants was founded on January 29, 1736.
History
The town was founded in 1736 as San Antonio de Padua de Guayama by Matías de Abadía.
Guayama took its name from an Indian leader, or cacique who governed the Southeastern region of the Island, the Guamaní cacique and the Guayama cacique. The meaning of the Indian name is “Great Site”. On January 29, 1736, Governor Don Tomás de Abadía officially declared Guayama a “pueblo” (town) with the name of San Antonio de Padua de Guayama. That same year the Catholic Church in town, San Antonio de Padua, was declared a Parish. In 1776 Guayama had 200 houses, the church and a central plaza. In the 1828 the construction of the King’s House (Casa del Rey) was completed. In 1881 Guayama is declared a Villa (First Order Municipality).
During the Spanish-American War, American forces under General Nelson A. Miles landed at Guanica near Ponce on July 26, 1898. The landing surprised the United States War Department no less than the Spanish, as Miles had been instructed to land near San Juan (the War Department learned of the landing through an Associate Press release.) However, en route to Puerto Rico Miles concluded that a San Juan landing was vulnerable to attack by small boats, and so changed plans. Ponce, said at the time to be the largest city in Puerto Rico, was connected with San Juan by a 70 mile military road, well defended by the Spanish at Coama and Aibonito. In order to flank this position, American Major General John R. Brooke landed at Arroyo, just east of Guayama, intending to move on Cayey, which is northwest of Guayama, along the road from Ponce to San Juan. General Brooke occupied Guayama August 5, 1898, after slight opposition, in the Battle of Guayama. On August 9, the Battle of Guamani took place north of Guayama. A more significant battle, the Battle of Abonito Pass, was halted on the morning of August 13 upon notification of the armistice between the United states and Spain.
Flag
The Guayama flag is made up of three stripes of different colors; From top to Bottom; Black, Yellow and Red. The black stands for the Black and African race of Puerto Rico. The yellow represents sugar cane industry in PR. The red symbolizes the blood shed by Taino slaves in their fight against foreign invaders. To the left of the top stripe we can see the Old Mill, which today is known as the Molino de Vives. These black men and women fought for freedom agianst their spainish invaders. They are still proud Puerto Rican people today.
Coat of Arms
The shield is divided in four parts and in two of them part of a chessboard appears. The chessboard pattern represents the center of the city, which resembles a chessboard. It has two old mill towers. The laurel trees constitute a representation of the beautiful Recreation Plaza very well known for its trimmed trees. The three silver flowers symbolize San Antonio de Padua, patron of Guayama. The crown represents Cacique Guayama, name of the town. The big crown has four towers.
Demographics
Per Capita Income: $7,326
Source: 2000 Census
'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)
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