Museo de la Historia de Ponce

This article is about the museum. For the house proper, see Casa Salazar-Candal.

Museo de la Historia de Ponce
Museo de la Historia de Ponce
on Calle Isabel and Calle Mayor Cantera
Museo de la Historia de Ponce is located in Puerto Rico
Museo de la Historia de Ponce
Museo de la Historia de Ponce
Location within Puerto Rico
Established12 December 1992[1]
LocationCalle Isabel #53,
SE corner of Calle Isabel & Calle Mayor,
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°00′45″N 66°36′42″W / 18.012546°N 66.611729°W / 18.012546; -66.611729
TypeHistory museum
Visitors12,464 (2000)[2]
DirectorJorge Alberto Figueroa Irizarry[3][4]
CuratorMs. Maruja Candal Salazar
Neysa Rodriguez Deynes[5]
OwnerAutonomous Municipality of Ponce
WebsiteWebsite

The Museo de la Historia de Ponce (Museum of the History of Ponce) is a local history museum located in the historic Casa Salazar-Candal in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The museum depicts the city's ecology, economy, architecture, government, and elements of daily life. It seeks to promote the research, conservation, and dissemination of the historic heritage of Ponce and Puerto Rico.[6]

Inaugurated on 12 December 1992,[7] it was the first museum in Puerto Rico established to cover the history of the people of a town or city.[8] It traces the city's history from the Taino Indians to today. The museum was inaugurated under the administration of Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago, as part of the tricentennial celebration of the founding of the city.[9]

It is located in the historic district of the city, a short two-block walk from the central Plaza Las Delicias town square, at the southeast corner of Isabel and Mayor Cantera streets. The museum proper is housed in the historic Casa Salazar-Candal but also includes the neighboring Rosali-Zapater house, which houses administratives offices of the museum, in addition to the empty lot that once held the residence of the Schuck Gelpí family.[10] In 2012, plans were announced to expand the museum into the Casa Rosita Serrallés, an adjacent property.[11] In 2014, Casa Rosita Serralles (Calle Salud street #67) joined Museo de la Historia de Ponce and opened as "Museo de la Recordacion Barrio Mameyes" (Barrio Mameyes Memorial Museum) under Ponce mayor María Meléndez.[12] It is also known as "Sala Memorial del Barrio Mameyes" as it operates as a part of the Museo de la Historia de Ponce.[13]

  1. ^ Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. El Turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1900-2000. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, Editor. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Professional Editions. 2018. p.85. ISBN 978-1-64131-139-7
  2. ^ Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. El Turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1900-2000. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, Editor. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Professional Editions. 2018. p.107. ISBN 978-1-64131-139-7
  3. ^ Actividades Semana de la Danza 2007. La Danza: El Hogar de la Danza Puertorriqueña.
  4. ^ Rotund World News. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  5. ^ Museo de la Historia de Ponce. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  6. ^ Universidad Interamericana
  7. ^ Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. El Turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1900-2000. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, Editor. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Professional Editions. 2018. p.85. ISBN 978-1-64131-139-7
  8. ^ Ponce a La Vanguardia del Autonomismo un Siglo Despues. Museo del Autonomismo de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Autonomism Museum), Panteon Nacional Roman Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 November 2010
  9. ^ Ponce History Museum. Héctor L. Feliciano Torres. InterAmerican University. 2003. Accessed 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ Una joya incomparable de Ponce . Los Leones de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  11. ^ Municipio de Ponce Compra Casa Serralles. WAPA-TV. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  12. ^ El Señorial TV - Desde el Museo de Mameyes. El Senorial. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  13. ^ 'La Perla del Sur: un destino completo.' Sandra Torres Guzmán. La Perla del Sur. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.