SABANA GRANDE, PUERTO RICO

'Sabana Grande' (sah-BAH-nah GRAHN-de) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Lajas and Guánica; south of Maricao; east of San Germán; and west of Yauco. Sabana Grande is spread over 7 wards and Sabana Grande Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Contents

History

Flag

Coat of Arms

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Anthem

Economic

Agriculture

Business

Industrial

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

Transportation

Education

Sports

Notable "Sabaneños"

References

Footnotes

Books about Sabana Grande

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

History

The municipality of Sabana Grande was founded in 1813 by Pedro de Acosta, it is known in Spanish as "El Pueblo de los Prodigios" which translates to "The Town of Marvels."

Flag

The Sabana Grande flag has four alternate quarters in green and yellow. In the center it has the municipal shield.

Coat of Arms

The rake and the shovel represent San Isidro Labrador, also patron of Madrid. The jug symbolizes the domestic tasks of Santa María de la Cabeza, San Isidro's woman. Towards the center we find a palm leaf symbol of a typical industry of this town. In the superior part is a crown with three towers. The colors of the shield contain the tradition of our town: gold and green. Finally, the motto of our shield, Pueblo de los Prodigios (Town of Prodigies).

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

★ Machuchal ★ Rayo Plata ★ Rincón ★ Santana

★ Susúa ★ Tabonuco ★ La Torre

Geo/Topography

★ Guanajibo river and its affluents; Coco, Cruces, Flores, Grande, Río Loco

★ Gorges: Agustina, Culebra, Honda.

Anthem

By Raúl A. Torres Irizarry and Elpidio Montalvo
Sabana Grande, ciudad petatera,

alegre y bonita del sur del país.

Sabana Grande, tus montes y tus llanos,

tu gente y tu historia leyenda ya son.

Sabana Grande, tierra bendita,

tierra del sol brillante,

de hermosa luna que perfuma,

con el aroma de sus plantíos en la llanura.

Sabana Grande, de noble estirpe,

leyendas y tradiciones,

entre sus montes canta el pitirre,

Dios con su hijo te brindan juntos sus bendiciones.

Sabana Grande, cuna de héroes,

poetas y atletas a orgullo eres tú.

Por eso Sabana Grande, mirando al futuro,

en la historia te habrán de tener.

Economic

Agriculture

Fruits, sugar and cattle in a smaller scale)

Business

Industrial

Chemical agents, scientific instruments, textile and wood.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

★ Casa Barco

★ El Pozo de la Virgen

★ Hacienda Albino

★ Orlando López Recreation Center

★ Susúa State Park

Festivals and events

★ Patron Celebrations - May

★ Virgen del Pozo Marathon - May

★ Petate Festival - December

Transportation

Education

Sports

There are several local teams that are enrolled on National Tornements. One example is "Petateros de Sabana Grande" on the AA Baseball.

Notable "Sabaneños"

People from this municipality are referred to a "sabaneños." The town gets is nickname from the fact that so many "sabaneños" have proven to be local prodigies. Among these are:

★ Angel (Gelo) Muniz - strings musician (cuatro)

★ Adalberto Rodríguez (better know as "Machuchal")

★ Angel M. Saavedra

★ Augusto Malaret - Linguist

★ Domingo Rosado

★ Fidel Velez

★ Manuel Quevedo-Baez - Doctor & writer

★ Triburcio de la Espada

★ John Ruiz - boxer (first ever Latino to win a version of the World Heavyweight Championship, 2 time former champ)

References

Footnotes

Books about Sabana Grande

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links