Paseo Víctor Rojas Explained

Paseo Víctor Rojas
Location:Calle Gonzalo Marín at Avenida De Diego, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.4727°N -66.7118°W
Map Alt:Locator map
Built:1881
Added:November 19, 1986
Refnum:86003188
Designated Other1 Name:Puerto Rico Historic Sites and Zones
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. fa7070
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:2000-(RN)-20-JP-SH
Designated Other1 Abbr:RNSZH
Designated Other1 Date:December 21, 2000

Paseo Víctor Rojas, also known as El Fuerte or Paseo de Damas (Ladies' Promenade), in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was built in 1881. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[1]

It is a rectangular promenade that was built over the ruins of San Miguel Fort, in part using stone from the ruins.

The original paseo was damaged in the Hurricane of San Ciriaco in 1899.[2]

It is unique as a place constructed for the "Isabellan", i.e. equivalent to "Victorian" pastime of promenading. It acquired the name "Victor Rojas" for the location of a memorial to this person, a fisherman, who undertook rescues starting from near this location, to save persons from boats foundering.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO . JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO . December 7, 2022 . REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO . jp.pr.gov.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86003188}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paseo Víctor Rojas / El Fuerte, Paseo de Damas ]. . Felix Julian del Campo Blanco and Hector Santiago . August 26, 1986 . December 22, 2016 . with