Monday, November 14, 2016

Monumento a Juan Mezquita

Monumento a Juan Mezquita
Juan Mezquita is an important military captain that the led the defense against the attack on Puerto Rico by the Dutch in 1625. Mezquita left such a great legacy in Puerto Rico that the government believed that they owed him a debt of gratitude for what he had done. On the 300th anniversary of the Dutch defeat they decided to build a statue to show their gratitude towards him. 

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