Place:Río Grande, Puerto Rico

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NameRío Grande
Alt namesRio Grandesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Río Grandesource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-145
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates18.383°N 65.85°W
Located inPuerto Rico
Contained Places
Barangays
Palmer
Río Grande
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Río Grande is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the eastern edge of the Northern Coastal Valley, north of Las Piedras, Naguabo and Ceiba; east of Loíza and Canóvanas and west of Luquillo. Río Grande is spread over eight barrios and Río Grande Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. A big portion of El Yunque National Forest, including El Yunque's peak, is located within the municipality.

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History

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Río Grande was founded on July 16, 1840, by Desiderio and Quilimaco Escobar, with the approbation of governor Miguel López. It was named after the Río Grande and is located where the Río Grande and the Río Espíritu Santo join.

In 1894, there were two sugar cane haciendas and 256 estancias growing minor fruits.

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Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, triggered numerous landslides in Río Grande with the significant amount of rainfall.

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