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Ponce, nicknamed The City of Los Leones after Ponce de León, has one of Puerto Rico's richest histories, dating back to the 19th century.
In 1883, Ponce was ravaged by an enormous fire. The fire was threatening to destroy all of Puerto Rico's South, but thanks to the firemen of Ponce, after an historic and dramatic battle with the fire, Ponce and the South were saved. The fire station in the central plaza has since become a museum and touristic attraction to all Puerto Ricans and tourists from abroad, while still serving the Ponce community.
In 1937, Ponce was the scene of an incident dubbed the " Ponce Massacre" in which unarmed Nationalist protesters were shot by police.
Ponce's tourist appeal did not go unnoticed, and since the 1960s, the Holiday Inn Hotel branch located there has become almost as famous as Ponce's touristic attractions. International flights were once flown there into Mercedita Airport by Eastern AirlinesFor the Chinese airline, see China Eastern Airlines. Eastern Airlines was a United States airline company that existed from the late 1920s to 1991. History Eastern Air Lines began life on April 19, 1926 as Pitcairn Aviation. Pitcairn won a government cont and later by American AirlinesAmerican Airlines AA is the major airline in the United States. It is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, as well as flights to Latin America, Western Europe, and Japan. Since 1982, AA has been, while domestic operations were overseen by PrinairPrinair was Puerto Rico's domestic and international airline for 3 decades. Service started in 1966, under the name Aerolineas de Ponce. The initial services were from Mercedita Airport in Ponce to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (then known as Isl. Nowadays, Mercedita is strictly a domestic airport, with Cape AirCape Air is an airline that operates in three markets. They operate in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in one market, in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands in another market, and Florida in the last market. Cape Air operates dba Continental ConnectionContinental Connection is a name which four commuter carriers operate under for Continental Airlines. Skywest, Gulfstream International Airlines, Cape Air, and Commutair operate under this name. Continental Connection flights can be spotted by their Conti flying from Luis Muñoz Marín International AirportLuis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, is the island's main international gateway, and its main connection to the mainland United States. Intra-island flights fly between Carolina and various local points of interest, including P in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Connections from SJU are easily available. Among other sites worth visiting are the Seralles mansion overlooking the city and the chamfered street corners and well-preserved nineteenth century domestic architecture in the blocks surrounding the central plaza.
Ponce is also the home of El Museo de Arte de Ponce , which was operated by Puerto Rico's former Governor Luis A. FerréDon Luis Alberto Ferre Aguayo ( February 17, 1904 October 21, 2003) was an engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding f until his death at the age of 99, the Don Q liquor manufacturer and the Leones de Ponce, Puerto Rico's national basketball champions eleven times.
Ponce in October 1985 suffered a great tragedy, when at least 129 people lost their lives to an mud avalanche in an area known as Mameyes. International help was needed to rescue people and corpses. The United States and many foreign countries, such as Mexico, France, and Venezuela, sent economic, human, and machinery relief. Ponce, and all of Puerto Rico, has always been thankful of the countries that helped.
Famous Ponceños include former world boxing light heavyweight champion José Torres, former world champion Carlos Ortiz, international singer Ednita Nazario, former governors Luis A. Ferré, Dr. Pedro Rosselló, and Rafael Hernández Colón, former Menudo Roy Rosselló, Ferré's sister, Sor Isolina Ferré, and teacher Lourdes Pamela Pop.
Ponce's mayor for fifteen years (since 1989), Rafael Cordero, died on the morning of January 17, 2004, as a consequence of three brain strokes.
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