Recreating the Late 19th Century Urban Landscape of Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Author(s): Jan Pérez; Paola A Schiappacasse

Year: 2018

Summary

Throughout the 19th century, the Spanish colonial capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan underwent an urban expansion outside its city walls. Puerta de Tierra, a neighborhood located east of the walls, registered a steady growth between the 1870s and 1890s. Through the use of primary documents such as maps, construction permit requests, blue prints, and historical photographs it is possible to reconstruct part of this urban landscape. This information in combination with census records can also help to identify the characteristics of this working class sector of the city of San Juan, as well as the material culture that could be found the if archaeological excavations were to be conducted in these houses.

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Recreating the Late 19th Century Urban Landscape of Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico.. Jan Pérez, Paola A Schiappacasse. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 445406)

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Keywords

General
Spanish colonial San Juan • Urban expansion • Working class neighborhood

Geographic Keywords
Caribbean

Spatial Coverage

min long: -90.747; min lat: 3.25 ; max long: -48.999; max lat: 27.683 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 21104