Mayaguez

Mayaguez is a coastal city located in the west coast of Puerto Rico. Bordered on the north by Añasco and Las Marias, in Cabo Rojo, San Germán Hormigueros and the south, with the Mona Passage to thewest and Las Marias and Maricao the east. Mayagüez is divided into 20 districts and Mayagüez Pueblo, the main town and administrative center of the municipality. One of the neighborhoods included areoffshore islands of Mona and Monito. Its inhabitants are Mayagüez.

Originally mayaguez town had as name “Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria de Mayaguez”. Mayaguez is called as “La Sultana del Oeste ,Ciudad de las Aguas Puras,El Pueblo del Mangó,, and La Ciudad de los Indios”

Distinguished persons

Allicia Moreda { actress}

Eugenio Maria De Hostos
{ sociologist philosopher educatordelivererand Puertorican writer}

Frankie Ruiz { Singer}

Roberto Roena { singer }

Jose Juan Barea { basketball player of the NBA }

Antonio Duvergé { was a soldier at the Battle ofIndependence}

Rafael Martinez Nadal { Puertorican political leader and writer}

Roberto Sanchez Vilella { political engineer and political analyst}

Willins { singer }

Armando { chucho Abellane {singer }

Israel { Shorty} Castro {comedian}

Lucy Boscana { actress}

The Mayor pf Mayaguez is Jose Guillermo Rodriguez “Guillito”
In this town the political party is favored more to “PartidoPopular Democratico”.
Since this village is still “ Partido Popular Democratico” since 1941.

The enlarged cross represents Christianity brought to the New World by Christopher Columbus's ships whosigned his documents with the phrase and the sign of Christ Ferens, ie, he who carries Christ. The flames represent the Our ​​Lady of Candelaria, patron of Mayagüez, considering that the original nameof the city was "Villa of Our Señorade Candelaria". The blue and white waves recall the symbolism of the third quarter Shield granted to Columbus by the Catholic Monarchs, ie are the representation...