Jayuya, Puerto Rico

Infobox Settlement

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States

subdivision_type1 = Territory
subdivision_name1 = Puerto Rico
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unit_pref=Imperial
map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Puerto Rico.
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longEW=W| official_name = Jayuya, Puerto Rico | nickname = El Pueblo de Los Tres Picachos", "Los Tomateros", "La Capital Indígena de Puerto Rico", El Mirador de Puerto Rico

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established_date = 1911
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name = Jorge "Georgie" González Otero
political party = Partido Popular Democrático
leader_party = PPD
leader_title1=Senatorial dist.
leader_name1= 5 - Ponce
leader_name2 = (22) Hon. Javier Rivera-Aquino (PNP)|, 25| area_magnitude = 1 E9 | area_total_km2 = 102.1
population_as_of = 2000 | population_note =
population_total = 17318|population_footnotes= | population_density_km2 = 169.6| timezone = AST | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = -4| latitude = 18°13'0" N
longitude = 66°34'0" W | footnotes = Anthem – "Ante nos se yergue" |

Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Named after the Taino tribal leader, Hayuya, Jayuya is known for its skilled wood carvers. Among its monuments are the statue of Nemesio Canales and the bust of Hayuya, both by the Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista.

History

The town of Jayuya was founded in 1911, but history traces people living in the region as far back as 1878. At that time, a small community was established there, separated from the larger cities of the coasts with little to no communication. Near the end of the 19th century, the town focused on the production of coffee, which greatly boosted the local economy.

In 1911, the town was officially declared a municipality with a population of more than 9,000. In 1950, the town was the setting of what was known as the Jayuya Uprising, where nationalists started a revolt against the Government of the United States led by Blanca Canales Torresola, a social worker, and her cousins, Elio Torresola and Doris Torresola.

Flag

The flag is rectangular in shape and derives its symbolism from the Coat of Arms.

Coat of Arms

Above the shield a three tower crown, standard for municipalities. Inside the shield centered at the top a Taíno crown, that is a generic symbol representing Chief Hayuya's monarchy. In the center a green band with a white border representing the Tres Picachos (Three Peaks), the green color of the countryside and the town's matron, La Virgen de la Monserrate. At the bottom is Jayuya's Sun, a Taino hand carving found only in Jayuya.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards) [http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/jayuya.pdf]

*Coabey
*Collores
*Jauca
*Jayuya Abajo
*Jayuya Pueblo
*Mameyes Arriba
*La Pica
*Río Grande
*Saliente
*Veguitas
*ZamasHoyo Frio

Geo/Topography

*Toro Negro Forest
*Cerro de Punta the highest mountain of Puerto Rico with 1,338.0 meters / 4,369 feet.
*Rio Grande de Jayuya with its afluents, the Saliente, Salientito, Zamas, Caricaboa, Veguitas & Jauca
*Naranjito River
*Yunes River

Anthem

by Miguel Requena Maldonado

Ante nos se yergue
fuerte y majestuoso
nuestro pueblo cuya
historia nos ensalza.

En sus montes de un
verdor indescriptible
nacen ríos, riachuelos
y quebradas.

Siente orgullo todo aquel buen
jayuyano por sus bardos
sus patriotas y poetas
en esencia sus mujeres
amorosas son orgullo de
la tierra borinqueña.

Tierra alta primorosa
las riberas de tus ríos
nos recuerdan nuestra infancia
y la herencia del Taíno luchador.

Tierra alta patrimonio
de nobleza gente amena
hospitalaria y muy sincera.
Compatriota en nuestro
Pueblo eres hermano
te brindamos un abrazo
Borincano.

Jayuyano tú que amas
nuestro pueblo si estás
lejos llévalo en tu corazón
no te olvides de los
historia y del honor.

Tierra alta primorosa
las riberas de tus ríos
nos recuerdan nuestra infancia
y la herencia del Taíno luchador.

Economic

Industrial

*Baxter Healthcare Corporation
*Abbott Laboratories Inc.

Landmarks and places of interest

*Casa Canales Museum
*Cerro de Punta - the island's highest peak
*Chief Hayuya Monument
*El Buren Restaurant
*El Cemí Museum
*Hacienda Gripiñas
*La Piedra Escrita (Written Stone)- which is a large stone in a river which was written and carved on by the indigenous Taino tribe which resided in Jayuya and the site is also a recreation area.
*Los Tres Picachos
*Nemesio Canales Museum
*Taíno Tomb
*Toro Negro Forest

Festivals and events

*Three Kings Day - January
*Tomato Festival - February
*La Monserrate Marathon - September
*Patron Celebrations- September
*Nacional Indian Festival - Noviembre
*Magic Forest - December

Education

*SU Nemesio R Canales - Coabey
*SU Antonio Romero Muñiz - Collores
*SU Antonia Serrano Gonzalez - Mameyes
*San Patricio Elementary School - San Patricio
*Rafael Martinez Nadal Elementary School - Rio Grande
*Angela Calvani Elementary School - Santa Clara
*Miguel A Sastre Oliver Elementary School - Veguita
*Hogares Seguros Elementary School - La Pica
*Agustin Ortiz Rivera Elementary School - Town
*Angelica Toro Elementary School - Town
*Carmen Salas De Torrado Middle School (Old) - Town
*Adrian Torres Torres Middle School (new) - Town
*Josefina Leon Zayas High School - Town
*Metropolitan University - Town
*Adult Academy - Town

Notable "Jayuyanos"

*Antonio (Toñin) Romero Muñiz - Songwriter
*Adrian Rosado - Historian
*Blanca Canales mentor and leader of the Jayuya Uprising
*Carlos Orama Padilla - Poet
*Carmelo Andújar - local businessman, famous for his ventorrillo which he managed with wife Sayito
*Daniel Arnaldo Roman - Painter, designer and video-artist
*Hayuya - Taino chief
*Hiram Rodriguez Cortes- Founder & Owner of La Rosa Del Monte - Worldwide Mover
*Jesús Ríos Robles (Chuito el de Cayey) - Singer
*Luis Francisco Ojeda - Famous Journalist "El que le falta al Pueblo, tarde o temprano cae..."
*Luis Amaury Suárez - another pioneer of the Puerto Rican Co-operative Movement
*Nemesio Canales - Essayist, poet, journalists, novelist, playwright and politician
*Nora Luz Rodríguez Matías - lawyer, first female president of the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico
*Oscar de Paz Rodríguez, beloved 'jayuyanista' and poet of his beloved land
*Rafael Antonio "Feyo" Vicéns Torresola - Farmer and pioneer of the Puerto Rican Co-operative Movement
*Teofilo Torres - Actor
*The Torresola Family, Griselio, Doris, and Elio, heroes of the Nationalist 1950 Revolt

References

Former Mayors

* 1883 Julio Grau Battle - District Commissioner
* 1911-16 Rosario Canales
* 1916-20 Juan de Jesús López
* 1920-24 Ramón B. Marrero
* 1928 José Rivera Aponte (3 Months)
* 1928-36 Jesús Dávila Rodríguez
* 1936-40 Vicente Santiago Reyes - Coalition Republican Socialist Party
* 1940-44 Juan Oliver Frau PPD (didn't finish his term)
* 1944 Mario Canales Torresola PPD (Intern)
* 1944-48 Manuel Diversé PPD
* 1948-52 Ramón de Jesús Soto PPD
* 1952-68 Adrián Torres Torres PPD
* 1968-72 Rafael A. Ríos Delgado PNP
* 1972-76 José D. Castro González PPD
* 1976-84 Antonio Reyes Santiago PNP
* 1984-92 Venancio A. Tejedor León PPD
* 1992-96 José A. Rivera Rodríguez PNP
* 1996 - present Jorge L. González Otero PPD

Books about Jayuya

* "Historia, Imagen, y Sentir de un pueblo: Jayuya" - Aura Pierluissi
* "En busca de mis angeles" - Iris de Jesus
* "Worker in the Cane" by Sidney Mintz

Additional Information

* Cerro de Punta
* July 11, 1883 - The first parish was established
* March 9, 1911 - Municipality was established

External links

* [http://www.puertohost.com/maps/jayuya-map.php Map of Jayuya Puerto Rico]