| December
3, 1922 |
First
radio program transmitted in Puerto Rico. |
| December
10, 1898 |
Treaty of Paris signed conceeding Puerto Rico to the US. |
| December
11, 1846 |
Manuel
Fernández Juncos, poet, journalist and writer is born in Tres Montes
- Asturias. Fernandez first lived in Ponce then in Juana Díaz, Adjuntas
and Vega Baja. He was a staunch supporter of Puerto Rican interests
and wrote on the Puerto Rican culture. Among his accomplishments;
presided over the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, founded El Buscapié, wrote
and published several books. He died in San Juan in 1928. |
| December
24th |
Nochebuena |
| December
25th |
Navidad |
| December
19th, 1876 |
Pablo
Casals born in Spain. Moved to Puerto Rico the birth place of his
mother. He was a world renowned cellist. |
| December
28th |
Día
de los Inocentes - This feast used to be celebrated like a carnival,
where men dressed as the "evil soldiers of Herod" went house to house,
"kidnapping" the first-born boy from every family. To recover their
children, the families offered the soldiers gifts. This tradition
continues today in a small town called Hatillo. The town joins in
a parade and later participates in a public party at the town square.
|
| December
31, 1807 |
First
newspaper published in Puerto Rico. |
| December
31st |
Año
Viejo |
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