Fuente Tipo "Bizcocho"

No documented evidence in the municipal archives establishes when or why the fountain with biscuit-type characteristics was made. The fountain, once located at the recreational beach and now in Pedro Albizu Campos Square, may be connected to events surrounding the creation of a recreational plaza. On November 25, 1939, during the administration of Mayor Jesús M. Loyola Castellar, Ordinance No. 48 authorized a loan that included construction of a recreational plaza. On February 14, 1941, during the administration of Mayor Epifanio Rivera Cotti, Ordinance No. 1 mentioned the beginning of construction of the recreational plaza under his auspices. It has also been said that the fountain was installed during his administration, and that it may have been a donation from the Municipality of Ponce because the lions on it are associated with that municipality.

Peñuelas, Puerto Rico · United States