Santurce, highlighted in yellow.

Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The name Santurce comes from Basque, and in that language it is written as Sant Urtzi , which literally translates to St. George. The original Santurtzi is a town near Bilbao, in Spain. With a 2000 population of 94,067 living in a land area of 5.24 square miles (13.57 km²), it is the most populated "barrio" in Puerto Rico and one of the most densely populated areas of San Juan at 17,951.7 residents per square mile (6,931.2/km²). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 598 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,628 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Javier Rodriguez Galarza File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 598 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,628 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Javier Rodriguez Galarza File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other uses, see San Juan. ... Basque (native name: euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ... Santurce-Santurtzi is a port in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain. ... La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta (The most noble and most loyal and undefeated) Location Location of Bilbao in Spain and Biscay Coordinates : , Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Bilbao (Basque) Spanish name Bilbao Nickname El Botxo (the hole) Founded 15... Look up barrios in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ...

Geography

View of Miramar and Condado, two of the finest neighborhoods or "Sub-Barrios" in Santurce

Santurce is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the north, with more than five km of beaches from the Condado peninsula in the west, to a point 600 m east of “Punta Las Marías”, where it borders on Isla Verde district of Carolina, and “Laguna San José” and its northern embayment, “Laguna Los Corozos” to the east. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,800 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 573 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of Miramar and Condado, two of the finest neighborhoods in Santurce. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,800 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 573 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of Miramar and Condado, two of the finest neighborhoods in Santurce. ... Miramar, Puerto Rico is an area located in Puerto Ricos capital city of San Juan. ... El Condado (The County) refers to a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico just east of the historic colonial district of Old San Juan. ... El Condado (The County) refers to a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico just east of the historic colonial district of Old San Juan. ... Isla Verde is a district of Carolina, Puerto Rico. ... Nickname: Gentilic: Carolinenses Location Location of Carolina, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Coordinates , , Government Founded Mayor José Aponte, Jr. ... “Bay” redirects here. ...

To the south by “Caño de Martín Peña”, and the northern barrios of former municipio Río Piedras (Hato Rey Norte, Hato Rey Central, Oriente), and to the west with the “Bahia of San Juan”, where three bridges; “Puente Dos Hermanos” (Ave. Ashford), “Puente G. Esteves” (Ave. Ponce de León) and “Puente San Antonio” (Ave. Fernandes Juncos) connect Santurce with “La Isleta” (small island) where Old San Juan is located. It has a total area of 8.70 square miles (22.53 km²)composed of 5.24 square miles (13.57 km²) of land and 3.46 square miles (8.96 km²) of water area. Río Piedras was a town in Puerto Rico which was absorbed by the city of San Juan and is now one of its districts. ... Colorful building façade in Old San Juan. ...

The topography is mainly flat with low hills toward the central areas and swampy areas to the south along Caño Martín Peña and to the east near the Laguna San Jose (San Jose Lagoon). To the west side, most of the land that nowadays is called Isla Grande was part of land reclamation, made possible by by filling in marshes.

History

View across “Plaza del Mercado de Santurce” in one of Santurces Sub-barrios “Campo Alegre”.

Originally settled by the native Tainos, the area later became home to a significant population of slaves of African ancestry who arrived from the neighboring Danish Virgin Islands. Due to the abundance of crabs found in the area, the district became commonly known as “Cangrejos” (the Spanish word for crabs). Throughout the centuries, the district continued to grow due to its location at the crossroads between San Juan and its southern suburbs. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 476 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 755 pixel, file size: 439 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 476 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 755 pixel, file size: 439 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Giant bronze avocados in front of “Plaza del Mercado de Santurce” (Santurce marketplace) marks “Santurces urban renewal movement”. Alto del Cabro and Campo Alegre are two barrios adjacent to each other with similar characteristics and part of Santurces 40 “sub-barrios” (neighborhoods) with a combined Land Area 0. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twentieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The Taíno are the pre-Hispanic Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, which includes Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... View over Charlotte Amalie The Danish West Indies (DWI; Danish: Dansk Vest Indien or De dansk-vestindiske Øer) or Danish Antilles, are a former colony of Denmark in the Caribbean, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Phthirus pubis Pubic lice (Phthirus pubis), also known as crabs , are one of the many varieties of lice (singular louse) specialized to live on different areas of different animals. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

In 1876, Pablo Ubarri, an engineer from the Basque Country region of Spain arrived on the island to help in the construction of a railroad system and a steam tramway between San Juan and the town of Rio Piedras trough the center of “Cangrejos” which prompted the colonization of the district. Many years after his arrival he is granted the title of Count of Santurce by the Spanish Crown. With his newly acquired title and influence, the district is renamed after his title. The neighboring Condado also received its present-name from Ubarri's title, as the district’s name literally translates to “county” (which in medieval tradition is land granted by a monarch to a count).^[1] Pays Basque) see Northern Basque Country. ... El Condado (The County) refers to a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico just east of the historic colonial district of Old San Juan. ...

During most of the 1930s and up to the 1950s, Santurce along with neighboring district Miramar becomes one of the most vibrant areas of the capital. However, by the 1970s, most of the district had fallen into decay and it hasn’t been able to recapture the luster and vibrance it once had. Miramar, Puerto Rico is an area located in Puerto Ricos capital city of San Juan. ...

Today, the district is starting to see a resurgence in importance and life as many business and local establishments such as bars, clubs, and restaurants have opened their doors to locals and tourists alike due to the importance of trade and tourism in San Juan.

Subdivision

Sub-Barrios of Santurce

Santurce is subdivided into 40 “sub-barrios” or "sectors". There is an additional un-named sub-barrio located west of "Merhoff", north of "Las Palmas", east of "Herrera", and south of "Shanghai". Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 463 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,448 × 1,416 pixels, file size: 285 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Santurce Sub-Barrios: 1-Isla Grande, 2-Miramar, 3-Alto del Cabro, 4-Condado, 5-Condadito, 6-Campo Alegre, 7-Pozo del Hato... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 463 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,448 × 1,416 pixels, file size: 285 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Santurce Sub-Barrios: 1-Isla Grande, 2-Miramar, 3-Alto del Cabro, 4-Condado, 5-Condadito, 6-Campo Alegre, 7-Pozo del Hato...

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²⁾ including “Isla Guachinanga” in the “Laguna San José”

Transportation

Santurce is served by a metro system called “Tren Urbano” (Urban Train), with the Sagrado Corazón station located on the central-south-east section of the district, an area known as “Parada 27” (Stop 27), which evokes the names of the old trolley stops. Various bus lines (guaguas) operated by the Metropolitan Bus Authority (Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses or AMA in Spanish) provide service in the area as well. A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... San Juans Tren Urbano – Phase I Service Route and Stations. ... Sagrado Corazón and Monteflores are two contiguous neighborhoods with similar characteristics formerly known as the Alto de Ubarri and part of Santurces 40 “sub-barrios” (neighborhoods). ...

Culture

Places of interest

• Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferre - Award wining fine arts center is a modern architectural masterpiece.
• Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rican Art Museum
• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo - Museum of Contemporary Art
• Plaza del Mercado de Santurce - Historic Marketplace
• Plaza del Condado - Charming neighborhood square

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Notable natives or residents of Santurce

• Pura Belpré - author
• Carlito, WWE Raw - professional wrestler
• Carmireli - singer (although there is no page for Carmireli on wikipedia, here is the link to her myspace - www.myspace.com/carmireli)
• Jessica Cristina - Merengue artist
• José Ferrer - actor/director/producer
• Cano Estremera - salsa singer
• Wilfredo Gomez - boxing champion
• Andy Montanez - salsa singer
• Antonin Nechodoma - architect
• Ossie Ocasio - champion boxer
• Joaquin Phoenix - actor
• Benicio del Toro - actor
• Carlos Ponce - actor/singer
• Daniel Santos - singer
• Jorge Posada - New York Yankees baseball player
• Arturo Alfonso Schomburg - historian
• Louis R. Torres Author, International Preacher Bill Haley & His Comets bass player/singer
• Tego Calderon - singer

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Sports

Santurce currently has a basketball team and in the past had a baseball team for over 70 years. Both teams are known as the Santurce Crabbers, because of the original name of the district.

Main article: Santurce Crabbers (baseball)

Santurce was one of the original teams in Puerto Rico's Professional Baseball League. They were the first Puerto Rican team to win the Caribbean World Series (in 1951) and the first to win a second Series (in 1953). In total, Santurce won 12 domestic titles from 1951 until 2000, and five Caribbean World Series. However, after several years of declining attendance, the team moved to Manatí in 2004. The Santurce Crabbers (Spanish: Cangrejeros de Santurce) were a professional baseball team in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico for over 70 years. ... Caribbean World Series logo The Caribbean World Series of Professional Baseball — or Serie del Caribe del Béisbol Profesional in Spanish — is an annual baseball tournament, usually played during the month of February, before the MLB trainings season in Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico or Venezuela. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1951 throughout the world. ... The following are the events of the year 1953 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Manatí may refer to: Manatí, Puerto Rico Manatí, Colombia Manatí is also the Spanish word for manatee. ...

Main article: Santurce Crabbers (basketball)

In basketball, the Crabbers currently play in the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (Coliseo de Puerto Rico) for important games and the Coliseo Mario Morales for games against teams from small towns. The attendance for games at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico is usually between 7,000 and 12,000 and for games in the Coliseo Mario Morales is between 500 and 1,000. They have won 8 tittles (1962, 1966, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007) and have been runners-up 4 times (1942, 1951, 1952, 1964 and 2006). The Santurce Crabbers (Cangrejeros de Santurce) are a BSN basketball team from the San Juan area of Santurce. ... The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, officially named Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (and nicknamed El Choliseo, in honor of Agrelots best known character, Don Cholito), is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment. ... Mario Morales Coliseum is an indoor sporting arena located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. ...

References

1. ^ Cangrejos - Santurce - Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica. (Spanish)