Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
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| Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico | |||
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| Nickname: La Ciudad de los Petateros", "El Pueblo de los Prodigios (town of prodigies | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
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| Territory | Puerto Rico | ||
| Founded | 1813 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Hon. Miguel G. Ortíz Vélez (PPD) | ||
| - Senatorial dist. | 5 - Ponce | ||
| - Representative dist. | 21 | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 37.1 sq mi (96 km²) | ||
| - Land | 37.1 sq mi (96 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 25,528 | ||
| - Density | 738.1/sq mi (285/km²) | ||
| - Gentilic | Sabaneños | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Anthem – "Sabana Grande, ciudad petatera" | |||
Sabana Grande (sah-BAH-nah GRAHN-de) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Lajas and Guánica; south of Maricao; east of San Germán; and west of Yauco. Sabana Grande is spread over 7 wards and Sabana Grande Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
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[edit] History
The municipality of Sabana Grande (Spanish: Great Savannah) known by some as "Ghost Town", was founded in 1813 by Pedro de Acosta, it is known in Spanish as "El Pueblo de los Prodigios" which translates to "The Town of Marvels.
[edit] Flag
The Sabana Grande flag has four alternate quarters in green and yellow. In the center it has the municipal shield.
[edit] Coat of Arms
The rake and the shovel represent San Isidro Labrador, also patron of Madrid. The jug symbolizes the domestic tasks of Santa María de la Cabeza, San Isidro's woman. Towards the center we find a palm leaf symbol of a typical industry of this town. In the superior part is a crown with three towers. The colors of the shield contain the tradition of our town: gold and green. Finally, the motto of our shield, Pueblo de los Prodigios (Town of Prodigies).
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Barrios (Districts/Wards)[1]
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[edit] Geo/Topography
- Guanajibo river and its affluents; Coco, Cruces, Flores, Grande, Río Loco
- Gorges: Agustina, Culebra, Honda.
[edit] Anthem
By Raúl A. Torres Irizarry and Elpidio Montalvo
Sabana Grande, ciudad petatera,
alegre y bonita del sur del país.
Sabana Grande, tus montes y tus llanos,
tu gente y tu historia leyenda ya son.
Sabana Grande, tierra bendita,
tierra del sol brillante,
de hermosa luna que perfuma,
con el aroma de sus plantíos en la llanura.
Sabana Grande, de noble estirpe,
leyendas y tradiciones,
entre sus montes canta el pitirre,
Dios con su hijo te brindan juntos sus bendiciones.
Sabana Grande, cuna de héroes,
poetas y atletas a orgullo eres tú.
Por eso Sabana Grande, mirando al futuro,
en la historia te habrán de tener.
[edit] Economic
[edit] Agriculture
Fruits, sugar and cattle on a small scale.
[edit] Business
Not really.
[edit] Industrial
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Landmarks and places of interest
- El Pozo de la Virgen
- Casas Gemelas
- Hacienda Quilinchini
- Orlando López Recreation Center
- Susúa State Park
- Casa Barco
- Respetable Logia Igualdad
- Primer cementerio Mason en Puerto Rico
- Placita de la Recordación
- Teatro Adalberto Rodríguez "Machuchal"
- Casa alcaldía
[edit] Festivals and events
- Patron Celebrations - May
- Virgen del Pozo Marathon - May
- Petate Festival - December
[edit] Education
Sabana Grande has public and private schools. Academia San Agustín y Espíritu Santo de Sabana Grande is the first private school in town. It was founded on 1978 by Mrs. Sylvia Varnas.
[edit] Sports
There are several local teams that are enrolled on National Tournaments. One example is "Petateros de Sabana Grande", 1974 and 1981 champions in the Puerto Rico AA Baseball league.
[edit] Notable "Sabaneños"
People from this municipality are referred to a "sabaneños." The town gets is nickname from the fact that so many "sabaneños" have proven to be local prodigies. Among these are:
- Angel (Gelo) Muniz - strings musician (cuatro)
- Adalberto Rodríguez (better known as "Machuchal")
- Angel M. Saavedra
- Confesor Acosta Ocasio (better known as "Liso")
- Augusto Malaret - Linguist
- Jose Vidro- 1B-DH Seattle Mariners
- Domingo Rosado
- Fidel Velez
- Manuel Quevedo-Baez - Doctor & writer
- Triburcio de la Espada
- John Ruiz - boxer (first ever Latino to win a version of the World Heavyweight Championship, 2 time former champ)
- Hon. Luis Negrón López
- Dr. Hector Vargas Soto- Spine Surgeon
- Jonathan Sanchez-Pitcher San Francisco Giants MLB
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico is at coordinates Coordinates:
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