Tricentennial Park

Tricentennial Park (Spanish:Parque del Tricentenario) is a passive urban park in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The park was built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city.

Location

The park is a passive urban family park. It is located in Barrio Tercero at the entrance to the Ponce Historic Zone on Miguel Pou Boulevard, at the southern terminus of PR-1.

Features

The park is a three-plaza park. All three plazas have gardens and marble benches. Setting the stage for the park is El Puente de los Leones (The Bridge of the Lions). It spans Rio Portugues and is the gateway to, not just Tricentennial Park, but to the Ponce historical district as well. It features two brass lions guarding the entrance: the older lion represents wisdom and experience, while the younger one stands for the glorious future.

The Ilustrious Ponce Citizens Plaza

Its centerpiece is a plaza containing a fountain dedicated to Ponce's most illustrious citizens. This plaza is known as the Ilustrious Ponce Citizens Plaza. At either side of this plaza, and tucked in somewhat, are two separate areas dedicated to two of the most honored citizens of Ponce. The one on the right is dedicated to governor Rafael Hernandez Colon; the one on the left is dedicated to governor Luis A. Ferre. A large wall near Hernandez Colon's right plazalette has the encryption, "Ponce es del que nos visita. Ponce es nuestro" (Ponce belongs to those who visit us. Ponce is ours).

The middle area is the largest area of this plaza. It contains a very large fountain and behind the fountain are 24 "kiosks" with fountainettes. Sixteen of these fountainete kiosks are dedicated to ilustrious Ponce citizens in 16 different areas of endeavor. Moving from left to right, these twelve areas are: History, Politics, Journalism, Writing, Architecture, Citizenship, Medicine, Music, Craftsmanship, Education, Sports, Plastic Arts, Law, Business, Ponceñistas, and Theatrical Arts. Each fountainette kiosk then has one or more plaques with the names or those being honored engraved on them.

The Francisco Porrata Doria Plaza

The second major plaza, called the Francisco Porrata Doria Architecture Park, features a rotunda and honors the city's architecture. On the rotunda's outer superior area is the following encryption: "Ponce es Tradicion, Cultura, Espiritu, Civismo, Ilusion. Ponce es Virtud." The same rotunda has another encryption on its flloor that reads: "'Estabilidad, Durabilidad, Conveniencia, Belleza, Firmeza.'" To teh right of this plaza is the bust of governor Roberto Sanchez Vilella, who, though was not born in Ponce, did lived there during his formative school years, and is considered and adopted son of the city.

The Latin American Statesmen Plaza

The third major plaza honors Latin American statesmen. This third plaza is dedicated to Simón Bolívar, Juan Pablo Duarte, José de San Martín, and Luis Muñoz Marín, and there are statues of these prominet people there.

History

The park was inaugurated in 1992 under the administration of mayor Churumba.

Symbolisms

The entrance of the park is guarded by two massive pillars each topped by a lion - one the symbol of knowledge, the other the symbol of power.

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