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Archivo y Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico

This is the plaque for the historic Archives and National Library of Puerto Rico. It reads, “Archivo y Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico,” and is in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is...

This is the plaque for the historic Archives and National Library of Puerto Rico. It reads, “Archivo y Biblioteca General de Puerto Rico,” and is in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is a beautiful, late 19th Century, neoclassical building on the oceanfront, built originally as a hospital, I believe. It has also served as a prison and, later, a rum distillery. It now houses historical documents dating back centuries, as well as documents pertaining to the government of the island.

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