Yauco

History

The Taino natives considered the area of Yauco the capital of Boriken and was governed by Agüeybana, the most powerful Taíno cacique (chief) in the island. All the other caciques were subject to and had to obey Agüeybaná, although they governed their own tribes. Upon Agüeybaná's death in 1510, his nephew, Agüeybaná II), became the most powerful cacique in the island. Agüeybaná II doubted the "godly" status the Spaniards were rumored to have. He came up with a plan to test these doubts: he and Urayoán (cacique of Añasco) sent some of their tribe members to lure a Spaniard named Diego Salcedo into a river and drown him. They watched over Salcedo's body to ensure that he did not resuscitate. Salcedo's death convinced Agüeybaná II and the rest of the Taíno that the Spaniards were not gods. They rebelled against the Spanish in 1511 but were defeated. In 1755, the Spanish settlers of the region built a small chapel and named it (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary). The settlers sent Fernando Pacheco as their representative to the Spanish Government, to request the establishment of a municipality, since they had satisfied one of the requirements for the establishment of a municipality, namely, to establish a place of worship. On 29 February 1756, the King of Spain granted the settlers their request and the town of Yauco was founded. Fernando Pacheco was named Lieutenant of War of the new town. From the mid-19th to the early 20th century, hundreds of Corsican, Italian, French, Portuguese, Irish, Scots, and German immigrants arrived in Puerto Rico, attracted by the Spanish Crown's offer of free land to Catholic white European settlers. They settled mostly in the south-central region. The island of Puerto Rico is somewhat similar in geography to the island of Corsica and appealed…

Geography

Yauco is a mountainous municipality located in the Cordillera Central and bisected by the Yauco River. Other rivers in the municipality are the Chiquito, Duey, Loco and Naranjo Rivers. Notable mountains in the area include Mount Membrillo, the highest named summit in the municipality and 9th highest peak in the island at 3,579 feet (1,090 m) of elevation, the Rodadero Peak and Cerro Curret. Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Yauco is subdivided into barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as . #Aguas Blancas #Algarrobo #Almácigo Alto #Almácigo Bajo #Barina #Caimito #Collores #Diego Hernández #Duey #Frailes #Jácana #Naranjo #Quebradas #Ranchera #Río Prieto #Rubias #Sierra Alta #Susúa Alta #Susúa Baja #Vegas #Yauco barrio-pueblo Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others. (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Yauco: Diego Hernández, Frailes, Ranchera, Sector Primitivo Irizarry in Quebradas, El Pozo, Sector Cantera, Pueblo Norte (El Cerro), and Río Prieto.

Largest nearby schools

• SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCO
  High · YAUCO · 1,086 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• ERNESTO RAMOS ANTONINI YAUCO
  High · YAUCO · 324 students · 7.9:1 ratio
• JOSE ONOFRE TORRES
  Middle · YAUCO · 275 students · 11:1 ratio
• LOAIZA CORDERO DEL ROSARIO
  High · YAUCO · 270 students · 9.3:1 ratio
• SANTIAGO NEGRONI
  Elementary · YAUCO · 261 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• PROFESORA LUISA MONSEGUR VELEZ
  Elementary · YAUCO · 255 students · 10.2:1 ratio
• ELVIRA VICENTE
  Middle · YAUCO · 199 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• INES MARIA MENDOZA YAUCO
  Elementary · YAUCO · 179 students · 9.4:1 ratio