Transportation
Isla Cabras Light stood on a small rocky islet off Ceiba on Puerto Rico’s east coast, overlooking the Vieques Passage between Bahía de Puerca and Ensenada Honda, where local boats and larger ships followed an important route. Planned in 1869 under Spain’s island-wide maritime lighting program, it was delayed for decades by political upheaval and imperial strain. After the Spanish–American War, the United States revived the project, bought the site in 1904, and placed the light in service on May 13, 1908. Later automated in 1937, it was closed in 1943, replaced in 1965, and destroyed in 1966. Its history reflects both changing rule in Puerto Rico and efforts to improve navigation through difficult coastal waters.
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