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Hermitage_of_San_Antonio_de_Padua_de_la_Tuna Latitude and Longitude:

18°28′43″N 66°57′48″W / 18.478613°N 66.96339°W / 18.478613; -66.96339
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Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna
Photograph of masonry ruins behind a low fence on well-tended grounds
The hermitage in 2017
Locator map
Locator map
Location of the hermitage in Puerto Rico
LocationErmita Street
La Tuna sector
Highway 2, km 106.1
Barrio Coto
Isabela, Puerto Rico [1]
Coordinates 18°28′43″N 66°57′48″W / 18.478613°N 66.96339°W / 18.478613; -66.96339
Built1730
NRHP reference  No. 83004193
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1983

The Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna ( Spanish: 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. It comprises the ruins of a village church that was abandoned in the early 19th century when the community, with the permission of Governor Salvador Meléndez, moved to a more favorable location nearer the coast, which became the modern town of Isabela, founded in 1819. [2] [3]

The hermitage was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [4] The ruins are easily accessible from the main PR-2 road. [5]

History

Around 1725, Spanish Governor of Puerto Rico José Antonio de Mendizábal y Azares, granted authorization to base a population on the existing hermitage and village. Its given name, San Antonio de La Tuna, derives from the avocation of the Spanish settlers to the saint Anthony of Padua and after the abundance of prickly pears growing in the region ( Opuntia or tuna, in Spanish). At the end of the 18th century San Antonio de la Tuna had a church, more than sixty houses, and almost 1,200 inhabitants, which was a considerable population for those times.

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References

  1. ^ "Contáctenos", Corporación Mabodamaca, Inc., n.d., archived from the original on January 26, 2016, retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Morales Parés, Armando (August 24, 1983), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna (redacted PDF), retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Isabela, Puerto Rico Encyclopedia, 2005–2011.
  4. ^ National Park Service (December 12, 1983), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 195, retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ermita San Antonio De Padua De La Tuna". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

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