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San Germán is the name of a city in south-west Puerto Rico, near Mayagüez and Cabo Rojo. This article is about Puerto Rico, the territory of the United States. ...
Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-goo-ehz) is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ...
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico is a small town which is Puerto Ricos southwestern-most point. ...
There is evidence that the city of San Germán existed as far back as 1582. A letter sent back then to Spain's king Phillip II talked about a city with the alternative names of Nueva Salamanca and San Germán. Spanish conquerors used the name Nueva Salamanca to honor the Salamanca area of Spain. Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Philip II of Spain (1527 – September 13, 1598), King of Spain (r. ...
For other places named Salamanca, see Salamanca (disambiguation). ...
For other places named Salamanca, see Salamanca (disambiguation). ...
Porta Coeli Church - San German, Puerto Rico San Germán is famous for being the site of the Porta Coeli church, one of the first Spanish style churches built in Latin America. The Porta Coeli church is still a major touristic attraction that brings both domestic and international tourists every year. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 181 KB)Porta Coeli Church - San German, Puerto Rico File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Download high resolution version (1024x768, 181 KB)Porta Coeli Church - San German, Puerto Rico File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
Sports-wise, San Germán only has one professional sports team, BSN's San Germán Athletics. Alternatively nicknamed El monstruo anaranjado (The orange monster, in reference to their uniform) or Los nenes, San Germán's basketball team has been one of the most successful ones in Puerto Rican basketball history, winning thirteen championships. From 1955 to 1985 the Atleticos did not win a championship, however. But the 1985 edition of the team, helped by Jose Ortiz, beat the Guaynabo Mets in six games to win the national title, and, at the same time, helped San Germán revitalize its economy by making many Puerto Ricans outside San Germán remember the city. The National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico —or Liga Baloncesto Superior Nacional De Puerto Rico (BSN) in Spanish— was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of Puerto Ricos larger towns. ...
Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ...
Puerto Rican can refer to anybody who was born in or whose ancestors are from Puerto Rico. ...
1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
José Piculin Ortiz wearing the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team uniform. ...
The Guaynabo Mets were a BSN professional basketball team from Puerto Rico. ...
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