While there are many records in Caguas going back to the 1700s, that isn’t the case for San Lorenzo. San Lorenzo was founded in 1737 and was initially known as San Miguel de Hato Grande and later people simply called it Hato Grande. I had previously posted about the 1884 Census that is in excellent…
While the US Civil War led to the freedom of many enslaved people, the same cannot be said for other regions of the Americas. Slavery was completely abolished in Haiti in 1803 and finally in 1822 in current day Dominican Republic thanks to the then Haitian President. However, Puerto Rico was still enslaving many. Many…
There is a monsoon brewing outside so I decided to write up this post while enjoying a cup of coffee. One of the amazing this about researching is that once you figure out something you always say to yourself, “That was easy! Why didn’t I think of this?!” Now going back to when the islands…