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'Jayuya' is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Named after the Taino tribal leader, Hayuya, Jayuya is known for its skilled wood carvers. Among its monuments are the statue of Nemesio Canales and the bust of Hayuya, both by the Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista.

Contents

History

Flag

Coat of Arms

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Anthem

Economic

Industrial

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

Education

Notable "Jayuyanos"

References

Former Mayors

Books about Jayuya

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

History

The town of Jayuya was founded in 1911, but history traces people living in the region as far back as 1878. At that time, a small community was established there, separated from the larger cities of the coasts with little to no communication. Near the end of the 19th Century, the town focused on the production of coffee, which greatly boosted the local economy.
In 1911, the town was officially declared a municipality with a population of more than 9,000. In 1950, the town was the setting of what was known as the Jayuya Uprising, where nationalists started a revolt against the Government of the United States led by Blanca Canales Torresola, a social worker, and her cousins, Elio Torresola and Doris Torresola.

Flag

The flag is rectangular in shape and derives its symbolism from the Coat of Arms.

Coat of Arms

Above the shield a three tower crown, standard for municipalities. Inside the shield centered at the top a Taíno crown, that is a generic symbol representing Chief Hayuya's monarchy. In the center a green band with a white border representing the Tres Picachos (Three Peaks), the green color of the countryside and the town's matron, La Virgen de la Monserrate. At the bottom is Jayuya's Sun, a Taino hand carving found only in Jayuya.

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

★ Coabey

★ Collores

★ Jauca

★ Jayuya Abajo

★ Mameyes Arriba

★ La Pica

★ Río Grande

★ santa clara

★ Saliente

★ Veguitas

★ Zamas

★ Puerto Plata

Geo/Topography

★ Toro Negro Forest

★ Cerro de Punta the highest mountain of Puerto Rico with 1,338.0 meters / 4,369 feet.

★ Rio Grande de Jayuya with its afluents, the Saliente, Salientito, Zamas, Caricaboa, Veguitas & Jauca

★ Naranjito River

★ Yunes River

Anthem

by Miguel Requena Maldonado
Ante nos se yergue

fuerte y majestuoso

nuestro pueblo cuya

historia nos ensalza.

En sus montes de un

verdor indescriptible

nacen ríos, riachuelos

y quebradas.

Siente orgullo todo aquel buen

jayuyano por sus bardos

sus patriotas y poetas

en esencia sus mujeres

amorosas son orgullo de

la tierra borinqueña.

Tierra alta primorosa

las riberas de tus ríos

nos recuerdan nuestra infancia

y la herencia del Taíno luchador.

Tierra alta patrimonio

de nobleza gente amena

hospitalaria y muy sincera.

Compatriota en nuestro

Pueblo eres hermano

te brindamos un abrazo

Borincano.

Jayuyano tú que amas

nuestro pueblo si estás

lejos llévalo en tu corazón

no te olvides de los

historia y del honor.

Tierra alta primorosa

las riberas de tus ríos

nos recuerdan nuestra infancia

y la herencia del Taíno luchador.

Economic

Industrial

★ Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Landmarks and places of interest

★ Casa Canales Museum

★ Cerro de Punta - the island's highest peak

★ Chief Hayuya Monument

★ El Buren Restaurant

★ El Cemí Museum

★ Hacienda Gripiñas

★ La Piedra Escrita (Written Stone)- which is a large stone in a river which was written and carved on by the indigenous Taino tribe which resided in Jayuya and the site is also a recreation area.

★ Los Tres Picachos

★ Nemesio Canales Museum

★ Taíno Tomb

★ Toro Negro Forest

Festivals and events

★ Three Kings Day - January

★ Tomato Festival - February

★ La Monserrate Marathon - September

★ Patron Celebrations- September

★ Nacional Indian Festival - Noviembre

★ Magic Forest - December

Education

★ SU Nemesio R Canales - Coabey

★ SU Antonio Romero Muñiz - Collores

★ SU Antonia Serrano Gonzalez - Mameyes

★ San Patricio Elementary School - San Patricio

★ Rafael Martinez Nadal Elementary School - Rio Grande

★ Angela Calvani Elementary School - Santa Clara

★ Miguel A Sastre Oliver Elementary School - Veguita

★ Hogares Seguros Elementary School - La Pica

★ Agustin Ortiz Rivera Elementary School - Town

★ Angelica Toro Elementary School - Town

★ Carmen Salas De Torrado Middle School - Town

★ Josefina Leon Zayas High School - Town

★ Metropolitan University - Town

★ Adult Academy - Town

Notable "Jayuyanos"

★ Carlos Orama Padilla - Poet

★ The Torresola Family, Griselio, Doris, and Elio, heroes of the Nationalist 1950 Revolt

★ Blanca Canales Torresola, their beloved mentor and cousin

★ Nemesio Canales - Essayist, poet, journalists, novelist, playwright and politician

★ Luis Francisco Ojeda - Famous Journalist "El que le falta al Pueblo, tarde o temprano cae..."

★ Teofilo Torres - Actor

★ Nora Luz Rodríguez Matías - lawyer, first female president of the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico

★ Adrian Rosado - Historian

★ Jesús Ríos Robles (Chuito el de Cayey) - Singer

★ Antonio (Toñin) Romero Muñiz - Songwriter

★ Carmelo Andújar - local businessman, famous for his ventorrillo which he managed with wife Sayito

★ Daniel Arnaldo Roman - Painter, designer and video-artist

★ Rafael Antonio "Feyo" Vicéns Torresola - Farmer and pioneer of the Puerto Rican Co-operative Movement

★ Luis Amaury Suárez - another pioneer of the Puerto Rican Co-operative Movement

★ Yamil Rubén Suárez Marchán - foremost jurist (retired)

★ José Alberto "Papito" Rivera Rodríguez, renowned Gastroenterologist

References

Former Mayors

★ 1883 Julio Grau Battle - District Commissioner

★ 1911-16 Rosario Canales

★ 1916-20 Juan de Jesús López

★ 1920-24 Ramón B. Marrero

★ 1928 José Rivera Aponte (3 Months)

★ 1928-36 Jesús Dávila Rodríguez

★ 1936-40 Vicente Santiago Reyes - Coalition Republican Socialist Party

★ 1940-44 Juan Oliver Frau PPD (didn't finish his term)

★ 1944 Mario Canales Torresola PPD (Intern)

★ 1944-48 Manuel Diversé PPD

★ 1948-52 Ramón de Jesús Soto PPD

★ 1952-68 Adrián Torres Torres PPD

★ 1968-72 Rafael A. Ríos Delgado PNP

★ 1972-76 José D. Castro González PPD

★ 1976-84 Antonio Reyes Santiago PNP

★ 1984-92 Venancio A. Tejedor León PPD

★ 1992-96 José A. Rivera Rodríguez PNP

★ 1996 - present Jorge L. González Otero PPD

Books about Jayuya

★ "Historia, Imagen, y Sentir de un pueblo: Jayuya" - Aura Pierluissi

★ "En busca de mis angeles" - Iris de Jesus

Additional Information

★ Cerro de Punta

★ July 11, 1883 - The first parish was established

★ March 9, 1911 - Municipality was established

Photo gallery

External links

★ Map of Jayuya Puerto Rico

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