Plaza Pública

The Emperor of Spain, Phillip II, decreed in 1576 that plazas in the "New World" colonies were to be created following his rigid requirements, namely that plazas were to be placed in the center of each settlement, with major government, commercial, residential and church buildings facing the plaza. Since the founding of Mayagüez, its inhabitants have used Plaza Pública for social, cultural and political purposes. Despite a fire that destroyed much of the town, residents remodeled the plaza in 1842. In 1896, a bronze statue of Columbus was added to the plaza.

Featured Sites

	Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia	Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial
	Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida	Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S.
	Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland	Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house.
	The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina	Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it
	Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona	The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p
	Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island	THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring
	Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina	Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g
	Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina	One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom
	Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts	Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o
	Heritage Farm Museum And Village Huntington, West Virginia	Tour the entire village to get a glimpse of a craftsman at work in the Blacksmith shop
	Mordecai Historic Park Raleigh, North Carolina	While at Mordecai, visitors can tour other historic structures which have been moved to
	Old Florida Museum St. Augustine, Florida	What better way to compare one period of Florida history with another than through the
	Historic Brattonsville McConnells, South Carolina	Historic Brattonsville is a 775-acre historic site that includes a Revolutionary War ba
	Ah Tah Thi Ki Museum Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida	The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Big Cyrpess Reservation explore
	Mount Calvert Historical And Archaeological Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Mount Calvert's rich archaeological and historical resources represent over 8,000 years
	Sotterley Plantation Hollywood, Maryland	The oldest remaining Tidewater plantation, Sotterley is now a National Historic Landmar
	Clarke County Historical Museum Grove Hill, Alabama	Housed in the historic Alston-Cobb house, the Clar
	St. Clement's Island Potomac River Museum Colton's Point, Maryland	This museum overlooks and focuses on the history of St.
	Riversdale House Museum Riverdale Park, Maryland	This beautifully restored 19th century estate, which offers tours to the public, was ho
	Archibald Smith Plantation Home Roswell, Georgia	For over 150 years, the Smith’s Plantation Home has stood the test of time as The Civil
	Destrehan Plantation Destrehan, Louisiana	Erected in 1787 by Charles Paquet, Destrehan Plantation was purchased by indigo planter
	B&O Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station Ellicott City, Maryland	The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in histori
	House In The Horseshoe Sanford, North Carolina	During the American Revolution, groups of citizen-soldiers called Whigs or revolutionis
	Carnton Plantation And Battlefield Franklin, Tennessee	Carnton was built in 1826 by
	Belmont Mansion Nashville, Tennessee	The moving spirit of Belmont Mansion was Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham.
	Poplar Grove Plantation Wilmington, North Carolina
	Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Little Rock, Arkansas	The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is devoted to getting the citizens of Arkans
	Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library Biloxi, Mississippi	The house was built by James Brown, a wealthy plantation owner from Madison County, Mis
	Morven Museum & Garden Princeton, New Jersey	For more than 200 years Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the n
	Pebble Hill Plantation Thomasville, Georgia	The Main House was built in the 1930s in a Georgian and Greek Revival Architectural str