History

Distinguished in the field of History are the following illustrious citizens honored at Plaza de los Ponceños Ilustres, in Ponce’s Parque del Tricentenario:

• Antonio Mirabal
• Eduardo Neumann
• Emilio Pasarell
• Fay Fowlie Flores
• J. L. Montalvo Guenard
• Andrés Ramos Mattei
• Gladys Tormes
• José Antonio Gautier
• Luis Fortuño Janeiro
• Mariano Vidal Armstrong
• Ramón Marín
• Socorro Girón
• Manuel Mayoral Barnés
• Neysa Rodríguez Deynes
• Francisco Lluch Mora
• Silvia Alvarez Curbelo
• Carlos Zapata Oliveras

Visit the Tercentennial Park for a glimpse at the elegant wall plaques with the names of the above eminent Ponce citizens in the field of History and those in many other important cultural disciplines.

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