Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño

Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño

Close-up of Monumento al Jibaro, from PR-52
Coordinates 18°04′18″N 66°13′02″W / 18.07165°N 66.217246°W / 18.07165; -66.217246
Location Barrio Lapa, Salinas, Puerto Rico
Designer Tomás Batista
Type Statue on Pedestal
Material Stucco
Beginning date c. 1973
Completion date 1976
Opening date 12 December 1976[1]
Dedicated to The Puerto Rican Jíbaro

The Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño (Monument to the Puerto Rican Countryman) is a monument built by the Government of Puerto Rico to honor the Puerto Rican Jíbaro, located in Salinas, Puerto Rico.[2][3] It was sculpted by Tomás Batista.[4]

Location

Two Puerto Rican prides side-by-side, the Monumento al Jíbaro and Las Tetas De Cayey.

Contrary to popular belief,[5] the monument is located in Barrio Lapa, in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico.[6] It is located about 300 feet from Salinas' barrio Las Palmas.

The monument is located on Puerto Rico Highway 52 at kilometer post number "49.0". Colocated with the monument is the northbound PR-52 rest area, the only roadway rest area in Puerto Rico. Its location is between PR-52 exit 39 (PR-1 / PR-15 – Cayey, Aibonito, Cidra, Jajome) and exit 58 (Albergue Olimpico). The monument is accessible via the southbound lanes of PR-52 only; there is no access from the northbound lanes or the northbound PR-52 rest area. It location is geographically part of a transition zone between the central mountainous and humid interior zone and the southern dry zone.[7] It is located at coordinates: Coordinates: 18.07165 x -66.217246.[8]

References

  1. ↑ MENSAJE DEL GOBERNADOR DE PUERTO RICO RAFAEL HERNÁNDEZ COLÓN CON MOTIVO DE LA DEVELACIÓN DEL MONUMENTO AL JIBARO PUERTORRIQUEÑO AUTOPISTA LAS AMÉRICAS. Fundacion Biblioteca Gobernador Rafael Hernandez Colon. 12 December 1976. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Salinas Information
  3. ↑ University of Florida Library Digital Collection.
  4. ↑ Puerto Rico Encyclopedia
  5. ↑ Welcome to Puerto Rico site.
  6. ↑ Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved September 15, 2010. Note: There is another Barrio Lapa in the municipality of Cayey also. However, the monument is not located in Cayey.
  7. ↑ Gov. of Puerto Rico. House of Representatives. House Bill 1511. May 9, 2005.
  8. ↑ University of Florida Library Digital Collection.

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Coordinates: 18°04′17.81″N 66°13′01.98″W / 18.0716139°N 66.2172167°W / 18.0716139; -66.2172167

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