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Isabela, Puerto Rico, the Glossary

Isabela is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca.^[1]

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1818 establishments in Puerto Rico
Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián metropolitan area
Populated coastal places in Puerto Rico

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Aguadilla, founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Isabela, Puerto Rico and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico are Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián metropolitan area and municipalities of Puerto Rico.

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Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián metropolitan area

The Aguadilla metropolitan area is a United States Census Bureau defined metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in northwestern Puerto Rico.

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Anthony of Padua

Anthony of Padua, OFM, (António/Antônio de Pádua; Antonio di/da Padova; Antonius Patavinus) or Anthony of Lisbon (António/Antônio de Lisboa; Antonio da/di Lisbona; Antonius Olisiponensis; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.

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Arenales Altos

Arenales Altos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Arenales Bajos

Arenales Bajos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Atlantic Time Zone

The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), resulting in UTC−04:00.

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Avocation

An avocation is an activity that someone engages in as a hobby outside their main occupation.

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Bajura, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Bajura is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Barrios of Puerto Rico

The barrios of Puerto Rico are the primary legal divisions of the seventy-eight municipalities of Puerto Rico.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

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Bejucos

Bejucos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Cactus

A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.

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Camuy, Puerto Rico

Camuy is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Isabela, Puerto Rico and Camuy, Puerto Rico are municipalities of Puerto Rico and Populated coastal places in Puerto Rico.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Cockfight

Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesticated roosters as the combatants.

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Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)

Commonwealth is a term used by two unincorporated territories of the United States in their full official names, which are the Northern Mariana Islands, whose full name is Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico, which is named Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in English and Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico in Spanish, translating to "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico." The term was also used by the Philippines during most of its period under U.S.

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Coto, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Coto is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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El Nuevo Día

El Nuevo Día (English: The New Day) is the newspaper with the largest circulation in Puerto Rico.

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Félix Mantilla (baseball)

Félix Mantilla Lamela (born July 29, 1934) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball utility player, who appeared mostly as an infielder.

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Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico

in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island.

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Galateo Alto

Galateo Alto is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Galateo Bajo

Galateo Bajo is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Gilberto Rodríguez

Gilberto Rodríguez (born March 14, 1975) is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

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Guajataca Lake

Guajataca Lake, or Lago Guajataca, is a reservoir of the Guajataca River created by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in 1929.

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Guajataca River

Guajataca River (Río Guajataca) is a river in Lares, Puerto Rico.

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Guajataca Tunnel

Guajataca Tunnel is a railroad tunnel that connected the town of Isabela and Quebradillas, Puerto Rico.

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Guayabos

Guayabos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Guerrero, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Guerrero is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna

The Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna (Ermita de San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna) is an archaeological site located near the Guajataca River in Coto, Isabela, Puerto Rico, dating from 1730.

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History of Puerto Rico

The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people before 430 BC.

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Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria was a deadly Category 5 hurricane that devastated the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths.

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Igneri

The Igneri were an Indigenous Arawak people of the southern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.

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International Surfing Association

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is the world governing authority for surfing, SUP racing, SUP surfing, para surfing, bodyboarding and all other wave riding activities.

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Isabela barrio-pueblo

Isabela barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Isabela, a municipality of Puerto Rico.

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Isabella I of Castile

Isabella I (Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Isabel la Católica), was Queen of Castile and León from 1474 until her death in 1504.

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Jobos Beach

Jobos Beach or Playa Jobos is a beach facing the Atlantic Ocean located on the PR-466 street of Isabela in the northwest of Puerto Rico.

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Jobos, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Jobos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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José Abreu Coliseum

Jose "Buga" Abreu Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Jose "Buga" Abreu Méndez) is a sports arena that is located in Isabela, Puerto Rico that seats 5,000 for basketball & volleyball games.

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La Pocita de las Golondrinas Beach

La Pocita de las Golondrinas Beach is a small public and natural saltwater beach in Isabela.

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List of highways in Puerto Rico

The highway system in Puerto Rico is composed of approximately of roads in Puerto Rico, maintained by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: Departmento de Transportación y Obras Públicas) or DTOP.

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List of Puerto Ricans

This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent.

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Llanadas

Llanadas is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Mangrove

A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.

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María Teresa González

María Teresa González is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

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Massacre of the Innocents

The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a biblical story, recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.

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Milwaukee Braves

The Milwaukee Braves were a Major League Baseball club that played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1953 to 1965, having previously played in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Boston Braves.

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Minor civil division

A minor civil division (MCD) is a term used by the United States Census Bureau for primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of a county or county-equivalent, typically a municipal government such as a city, town, or civil township.

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Moca, Puerto Rico

Moca is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the north-western region of the island, north of Añasco; southeast of Aguadilla; east of Aguada; and west of Isabela and San Sebastián. Isabela, Puerto Rico and Moca, Puerto Rico are municipalities of Puerto Rico.

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Mora, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Mora is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico

The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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Mural crown

A mural crown (corona muralis) is a crown or headpiece representing city walls, towers, or fortresses.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

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Northern Karst Belt

The Northern Karst Belt (Spanish: Cinturón del Carso Norteño) is a limestone karst landscape located in the northern part of Puerto Rico.

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Olive

The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Paso Fino

The Paso Fino is a naturally gaited light horse breed dating back to horses imported to the Caribbean from Spain.

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Planas

Planas is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico.

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Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)

The Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático, PPD) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates to continue as a Commonwealth of the United States with self-governance.

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Pozo de Jacinto

Pozo de Jacinto (Jacinto's Pit Cave) is a blowhole located at Barrio Bajuras in the northwestern side Puerto Rican municipality of Isabela on Puerto Rico Highway 466.

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Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)

Primera Hora is a daily newspaper of Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico senatorial district IV

Puerto Rico senatorial district IV, also known as the senatorial district of Mayagüez-Aguadilla, is one of the eight senatorial districts of Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico Tourism Company

The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, or simply Turismo) is the government-owned corporation in charge of tourism matters and regulations in Puerto Rico.

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Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Quebradillas is a town and municipality of the island of Puerto Rico located in the northern shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Isabela, Puerto Rico and Quebradillas, Puerto Rico are municipalities of Puerto Rico and Populated coastal places in Puerto Rico.

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Rip Curl Pro

The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL (formerly ASP) World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl.

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San Sebastián, Puerto Rico

San Sebastián is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northwestern region of the island, south of Isabela, Quebradillas and Camuy; north of Las Marías; east of Moca and Añasco; and west of Lares. Isabela, Puerto Rico and San Sebastián, Puerto Rico are Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián metropolitan area and municipalities of Puerto Rico.

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Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.

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Sovereign state

A sovereign state is a state that has the highest authority over a territory.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Spanish colonization of the Americas

The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) after the initial 1492 voyage of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus under license from Queen Isabella I of Castile.

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Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.

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Sugarcane

Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.

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Surfing

Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore.

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Taíno

The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities.

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Taíno language

Taíno is an extinct Arawakan language that was spoken by the Taíno people of the Caribbean.

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Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico

Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP).

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Treaty of Paris (1898)

The Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as the Treaty of Paris of 1898, was signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Department of War

The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.

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References

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Isabela, Puerto Rico, the Glossary

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See also

1818 establishments in Puerto Rico

Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián metropolitan area

Populated coastal places in Puerto Rico

References