San Francisco, Old San Juan Explained

San Francisco, within Old San Juan, is one of the 7 subbarrios of San Juan Antiguo barrio in the municipality of San Juan in Puerto Rico.^[1] A historic church, the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, is located in San Francisco.

History

Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of San Francisco was 1,177.^[2] In 2010, the population of San Francisco was 796.^[3]

Saint Francis of Assisi Church

Spanish; Castilian: Parroquia San Francisco de Asis (Church of Saint Francis of Assisi) is located on San Francisco Street. This historic church gives its name to the subdistrict. Some famous Puerto Rican figures such as Impressionist painter Francisco Oller have been buried in its crypt.

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Book: Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and housing unit counts . 2010. 76. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
2. Book: Joseph Prentiss Sanger. Henry Gannett. Walter Francis Willcox. Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office. 1900. Imprenta del gobierno. 162. es.
3. Book: Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and housing unit counts . 2010. 76. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.