SAN LORENZO, PUERTO RICO

'San Lorenzo' (sanh lo-REN-zo) Saint Lawrence) is a municipality Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over 10 wards and San Lorenzo Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
San Lorenzo is called ''El Pueblo de los Samaritanos'' or ''La Tierra de Leyendas'', The surrounding areas produce tobacco and sugar cane.

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

Education

Sports

Notable "Sanlorenceños"

References

Footnotes

Books about San Lorenzo

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

History

San Lorenzo was founded in 1811 by ''Valeriano Muñoz'' de Oneca. Its original name was ''San Miguel de Hato Grande''.

Flag

The flag of San Lorenzo is divided in four rectangles of equal size. The superior left and the inferior right are yellow. The superior right and inferior left are formed by horizontal stripes of equal width: two yellow and three red ones, alternated.
http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/san_lorenzo_flag.gif (to see the flag)

Coat of Arms

The grill is the traditional symbol of San Lorenzo, deacon and martyr, patron of the town, because in a grill he underwent the martyrdom, slowly burned to death. The hill or mountain represent the Gregorio Hill, which dominates the San Lorenzo panorama. The cross is one of the heraldic attributes of San Miguel Arcángel.
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/p/pr)sl.gif (to see the coat of arms)

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

★ Cayaguas ★ Cerro Gordo ★ Espino ★ Florida ★ Hato

★ Jagual ★ Quebrada ★ Quebrada Arenas ★ Quebrada Honda ★ Quemados

Geo/Topography

★ Cayey Mountain Range.
Rivers; Cayaguás, Emajagua, Grande de Loíza and Las Vegas.

Anthem

Son tus campos de bellísimo verdor

y tu gente como ninguna

pueblo que guardas en tus suelos

una historia de inmenso valor.

Posees riquezas dignas de admirar

el Río Grande y el Cerro Gregorio.

Vistes de fe y esperanza nuestro ser

cuando hablamos de tu santa montaña.

Oh, Samaritana eres mujer ejemplar

nuestro gran tesoro fue heredar tu identidad.

Orgulloso yo viviré del pueblo que represento

con la frente en alto te diré es mi pueblo

San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo.

Economic

Agriculture

However, due to a deep construction San Lorenzo has become an urban zone, little agriculture is left and what lies is now plains filled of concrete condominiums.

Business

Industrial

★ Clothing, Pharmaceuticals, Footwear, Electromechanical equipment, Industrial and household paints

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

★ Santuario de la Virgen del Carmen en la Santa Montaña (Holy Mountain)

★ Priscilla Flores Theater

★ Quintana Ranch

★ San Carlos Cockfight Club

★ Rio Grande de Loiza

★ Iglesia (Church) Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes - registered National Historic Site and Monument built circa 1737 and renovated in 1993.

Festivals and events

★ Three Kings Caroling - January

★ Cavalcade Moncho Roldán - January

★ Candelaria Celebrations - February

★ Kite Festival - March

★ Cross Celebrations - May

★ Matron Celebrations - September

★ Embroidering and Weave Festival - September

★ Passion Fruit Festival - November

Education

Nombre
CARMELO FIGUEROA ELEMENTAL (787) 736-6424 PO Box 994,
EL PARQUE ELEMENTAL (787) 736-8995 PO Box 440,
ESPINO ELEMENTAL (787) 736-0086 PO Box 1283,
EUGENIO MARIA ELEMENTAL (787) 736-0650 PO Box 1285,
GERARDO SELLES ELEMENTAL (787) 736-2351 PO Box 1285,
HATO PARCELAS ELEMENTAL (787) 736-5444 PO Box 1238,
JAGUAL ELEMENTAL (787) 736-8898 PO Box 994,
JOSÉ ROSARIO ELEMENTAL (787) 736-5830 Lado Parque de Bomberos,
JOSEFA DOMINGO ELEMENTAL (787) 736-5880 PO Box 1281,
LUIS MUÑOZ RIVERA ELEMENTAL (787) 736-5856 PO Box 1283,
" " "(VIEJA)ELEMENTAL (787) 736-2051 PO Box 1283,
MANUEL CRUZ ELEMENTAL (787) 736-9269 PO Box 1283,
QUEMADOS ELEMENTAL (787) 736-1546 PO Box 1251,
GENEROSO MORALES INTERMEDIO (787) 736-6658 PO Box 1281,
MARÍA CRUZ SECUNDARIO (787) 736-9272 PO Box 1283,
DRA. MARÍA T. SEGUNDA UNIDAD(787) 736-0470 PO Box 9929,
QUEBRADA HONDA SEGUNDA UNIDAD(787) 736-8989 PO Box 1289,
CARLOS ZAYAS SEGUNDA UNIDAD(787) 736-9633 PO Box 1281,
JAGUAL ADENTRO SEGUNDA UNIDAD(787) 736-7877 PO Box 1283,
JOSÉ CAMPECHE SUPERIOR (787) 736-2701 Calle Emilio Buitargo.

Sports

★ AA Class Baseball Club "Samaritanos" - multiple National Champions

★ Agustin Reyes Half Marathon

Notable "Sanlorenceños"

★ Ana C. Buxo de Echevarria

★ Andres Gomez Vazquez

★ Elmer Figueroa Arce "Chayanne" - (1968- ) - Singer & actor.

★ Carmita Jimenez - International singer.

★ Genaro Morales Muñoz - Investigating journalist.

★ José Tous Soto - Lawyer & senator.

★ Julia Vazquez Vda. de Fernandez "La Samaritana"

★ Priscila Flores - Typical music singer.

★ Rafael Ortiz Cuadrado- Poet, educator, has hand made all diplomas granted from kindergarten to high school.

★ Cristobal "Caguitas" Colon - Business person, founding father of the local baseball club "Samaritanos" and an advocate of sports and cultural activities in San Lorenzo. The modern local baseball stadium is named on his honor.

★ Jose Aponte Hernandez - (2004 - Present) Hon. President Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Roberto Silva Gomez - trovador (folk music singer) Grupo Mapeye. Winner of Bacardi Fest.

References

★ San Lorenzo and its barrios, United States Census Bureau

Footnotes

Books about San Lorenzo

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links