Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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The history of the settlement of Santurce is closely linked to that of Old San Juan due to its location as the closest entry point from the Islet of San Juan to the Puerto Rican mainland and for its location between the San Juan Bay and the Atlantic coast. San Antonio Bridge, the first bridge connecting the islet to the main island was built across Condado Lagoon in the 1560s,{{Citation |publisher = ABC-CLIO |isbn = 1576070271 |location = Santa Barbara, California |title = Historic Cities of the Americas |author = David Marley |date = 2005 |volume=1 |chapter=Puerto Rico: San Juan |page=187 }} during a period of infrastructural and military development of San Juan that also saw the edification of its city walls. Fortín San Antonio was also built during this time in order to defend the city from both northeast foreign invaders and land-based indigenous attacks.

The area that would become Santurce was first settled between the end the 16th-century and throughout the 17th-century by both freed and escaped slaves coming from both rural Puerto Rico and other islands throughout the West Indies. The town of San Mateo de Cangrejos ("Saint Matthew" of the Crabs) was officially founded in 1760 by Basque settlers who formally acquired the land around what are today the subbarrios of San Mateo, Pulguero and Minillas. The area around what is today Isla Grande was also developed during this time with projects such as the Miraflores armory,{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Archivo Histórico y Fotográfico de Puerto Rico |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredandrebecca/4839036983/in/photostream/ |accessdate=July 28, 2014 |publisher=Flickr}} established as part of military infrastructure developments by Alejandro O'Reilly.{{cite book |last=Negroni |first=Héctor Andrés |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kukMAQAAMAAJ&q=polvorin+de+miraflores+historia+militar+de+puerto+rico&pg=PA192 |title=Historia Militar de Puerto Rico |date=1992 |publisher= |isbn=8478441387 |location= |page=192 |accessdate=July 28, 2014}} Santurce was captured by the British under the command of Ralph Abercromby on April 18, 1797, during the early stages of the 1797 siege of San Juan, but it was later liberated on May 1.{{cite book |last1=Van Middeldyk |first1=R.A. |url=https://archive.org/details/historypuertori01middgoog |title=The History of Puerto Rico: From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation |date=1903 |publisher=D. Appleton and Company |editor1-last=Brumbaugh |editor1-first=Martin |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historypuertori01middgoog/page/n173 139]–141 |access-date=6 March 2019}}{{cite book |title=The Forts of Old San Juan |date=2018 |publisher=Division of Publications, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior |isbn=9780912627625 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=68–71}}

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Santurce saw further urban growth during the early decades of the 19th century thanks to the establishment of the Camino Real, a military road between San Juan and the town of Río Piedras (then called El Roble) built in 1810; this stretch of road now known as Ponce de León Avenue would prove to be of extreme importance in the urban history of the city of San Juan.{{Cite web |title=Historia de Puerta de Tierra (San Juan) |url=http://www.puertadetierra.info/indicehist.asp |access-date=2022-02-01 |website=www.puertadetierra.info}} The town church, San Mateo de Cangrejos of Santurce Parish, would also be established during this time in 1832.{{cite web |date=5 December 2013 |title=Parroquia San Mateo/ Santurce - Arquitectura Histórica de Puerto Rico |url=http://humanidades.uprrp.edu/ahpr/?page_id=658 |access-date=10 October 2020 |language=es}} The establishment of the telegraph network in 1858 further modernized the town,Gilberto Aponte Torres, San Mateo de Cangrejos: Notas para su Historia (1985) which by 1863 was formally annexed to the municipality of San Juan.

In 1876, an engineer from the port town of Santurtzi in Spain's autonomous Basque Country region known as Pablo Ubarri arrived on the island to help in the construction of a railroad system and a steam tramway between San Juan and the town of Río Piedras through the center of San Mateo de Cangrejos. He was later granted the title of Count of Santurce by the Spanish Crown. With the newly acquired title and influence, the district was renamed after his title, county of Santurce (condado de Santurce), a decision that has caused controversy ever since. The tourist district of Condado (Spanish for 'county') traces its etymology to this title.Cangrejos – Santurce – Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica. The steamway service developed by the count in 1878 further helped the population of the barrio to considerably grow.Document CF408, Tranvía de la Capital a Río Piedras (Nov 16, 1898), Archivo General de Puerto Rico Other key developments during this time were the construction of a civil hospital in 1885 (today the location of the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico), the establishment of street lighting and the electric grid in 1893, the installation of phone infrastructure in 1897, and the inauguration of both railway service and the Carretera Central linking San Juan to Ponce in 1898.

The Treaty of Paris in 1898 saw the culmination of the Spanish-American War, with Puerto Rico now becoming a colony of the United States.{{cite book |author1=Joseph Prentiss Sanger |url=https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog |title=Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office |author2=Henry Gannett |author3=Walter Francis Willcox |publisher=Imprenta del gobierno |year=1900 |page=[https://archive.org/details/informesobreelc00joangoog/page/n253 162] |language=es}} In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Santurce was 5,840.

File:Condado Beach Hotel - 1958.jpg in 1950.]]The United States Army established Camp Las Casas, in the area of Las Casas in 1904. The camp was the main training base of the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry (on January 15, 1899, the military government changed the name of Puerto Rico to Porto Rico and on May 17, 1932, U.S. Congress changed the name back to "Puerto Rico") The Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry was a U.S. Army Regiment which was later renamed the "65th Infantry Regiment". The 65th Infantry Regiment was segregated. However, a separate division called the 375th Regiment enlisted Black soldiers. The base continued in operation until 1946, when it was finally closed. Residencial Las Casas would later be developed on this location."Historia Militar de Puerto Rico"; by Héctor Andrés Negroni; pg. 370; {{ISBN|84-7888-138-7}}File:Teatro Ambassador panorama.jpg

The district of Condado continued to rapidly grow after the construction of Dos Hermanos Bridge in 1910, connecting the district to San Juan Antiguo.{{cite web |author=Carlos Toledo |date= |title=El Condado: Celebrando 100 años de distinguida historia |url=http://www.galenusrevista.com/El-Condado.html |accessdate=March 29, 2015 |publisher=Galenus}} This period of population growth brought prosperity to many of the neighborhoods of Santurce with high urbanization in Miramar, Ocean Park, Sagrado Corazón and the formal establishment of a local marketplace, for example, also in 1910. Tourism industry in Puerto Rico is formally born during this time with the establishment of Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in 1917,Flores, Ronald. "New Hotels on the Horizon". (February/March 2009) ¡Qué Pasa!. Puerto Rico Tourism Company.{{cite news |author=Hansen, Kristine |date=November 13, 2012 |title=Historic Condado Vanderbilt Hotel Reopens in San Juan |url=http://www.fodors.com/news/historic-condado-vanderbilt-hotel-reopens-in-san-juan-6170.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627194013/http://www.fodors.com/news/historic-condado-vanderbilt-hotel-reopens-in-san-juan-6170.html |archive-date=27 June 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2018 |work=Fodor's |publisher=Random House Inc}} something that would quickly prompt the opening of numerous hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the area of Condado in order to cater to the increasing number of tourists and visitors from overseas.Cangrejos - Santurce - Authors; Aníbal Sepúlveda, Jorge Carbonell, Centro de Investigaciones CARIMAR, Oficina Estatal de Preservación Histórica. (Spanish)

Between 1937 and 1948, Santurce became one of the most vibrant areas of the capital.A. Sepúlveda. Cangrejos: Historia ilustrada de su desarrollo urbano. (1987) p. 45. Numerous museums, art galleries, music venues also opened during this time. The district, notably Miramar and Sagrado Corazón, also experienced an architectural boom as vernacular Criollo style interacted with imported styles such as Art Deco, Prairie School and Spanish Revival. Some of these areas have been designated by the Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office as protected historic zones today.{{Cite web |last=GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO |first=JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO |date=December 7, 2022 |title=REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO |url=https://jp.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/REGISTRO-OFICIAL-DE-SITIOS-Y-ZONAS-HISTORICAS-DESIGNADAS-Rev.-DIC-2022.pdf |website=jp.pr.gov}}File:EXTERIOR, GENERAL VIEW, SOUTH FRONT - William Korber House, 903 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Santurce, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR HABS PR,7-SAJU,37-1.tif, which became Sha'are Zedeck synagogue in 1954]]At its population peak in 1950, Santurce had a population of 195,007 inhabitants, making it more populated than every other municipality in the island at the time. This figure together with the annexation of Río Piedras a year after, brought the population of the municipality of San Juan to 451,658 by 1960, making it the second largest city in the Caribbean (after Havana) and the 29th largest city in the United States at the time.{{cite web |title=Population and Area (Historical Censuses) |url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624185938/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf |archive-date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=June 20, 2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} The population of the district became the most diversified at the time with large numbers of immigrant communities establishing businesses and institutions in the area. For example, the first synagogue in Puerto Rico, Sha'are Zedeck, was established here during this time in 1952 by William Korber, a wealthy Puerto Rican of German descent.[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Puerto_Rico.html The Virtual Jewish History Tour Puerto Rico], Jewish Virtual Library, Retrieved November 12, 2008. Additionally, a large influx of Jewish Cubans also arrived immediately after the Cuban Revolution in 1959.{{cite web |last=Luxner |first=Larry |date=August 3, 2004 |title=Puerto Rico's Jews planting roots on an island with little Jewish history |url=http://www.luxner.com/cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=1237 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107203700/http://www.luxner.com/cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=1237 |archive-date=November 7, 2005 |access-date=November 12, 2008 |publisher=luxner.com}}

With the establishment of a more robust island-wide roadway infrastructure, Santurce however began to experience a rapid population decline starting in the 1960s decade as large numbers of residents began to move outward from the city and into the newly emerging suburbs of Bayamón, Carolina, Guaynabo, and Levittown, for example. This period also saw a shift in business and commercialization away from Santurce, which before functioned as one of the main urban cores of the city, towards Hato Rey, and its newly developed central business district that is popularly known as the Golden Mile (la Milla de Oro). By the end of the 20th century, Santurce had a population of only 95,000 inhabitants and, with the exceptions of districts such as Condado, Miramar and Ocean Park, was experiencing extreme urban decay.{{cite book |last1=Peffer |first1=Randall |title=Lonely Planet |date=October 1, 2002 |publisher=Lonely Planet Publications |page=142}}{{cite web |author=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=The Contemporary City |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/521311/San-Juan/252365/The-contemporary-city |access-date=July 7, 2010 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}File:Graffiti in Calle Cerra Santurce, Puerto Rico 04.jpg

Despite notable developments such as the Puerto Rico Convention District and the Tren Urbano, early 21st century Santurce saw a continuation of a period of economic decline now coupled with the financial crisis of the local banking and mortgage system.{{cite journal |author=Kotoky, Anurag |date=May 4, 2009 |title=U.S. banking regulators move to clean up the financial mess in Puerto Rico |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64356720100504 |journal=Reuters |access-date=May 4, 2010}}{{cite journal |author=Dash, Eric |date=April 29, 2010 |title=Puerto Rican Lenders Face Their Own Crisis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/business/30fdic.html?_r=1 |journal=New York Times |access-date=July 13, 2010}} The district however began a period of cosmopolitan revival and economic growth in 2009,{{cite web |author=Peggy Ann Bliss |title=$400,000 fund makes music for Santurce |url=http://www.prdailysun.com/news/400000-fund-makes-music-for-Santurce |access-date=August 11, 2010 |publisher=Puerto Rico Daily Sun}} as many new local establishments such as bars, clubs and restaurants opened their doors due to the resurging importance of trade and tourism prompted by a decrease in rent which attracted both artists and entrepreneurs to the area. Since then, Santurce began experiencing a new wave of gentrification and is now hailed by many as Puerto Rico's "hipster haven".{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Kathleen |date=January 12, 2015 |title=Neighborhood Guide: Santurce, San Juan's Hipster Haven |url=https://www.fodors.com/world/caribbean/puerto-rico/san-juan/experiences/news/neighborhood-guide-santurce-san-juans-hipster-haven-11133 |access-date=December 21, 2018 |website=Fodors Travel Guide |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Travel |date=February 26, 2015 |title=Take a walk on Puerto Rico's hipster side {{!}} National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/travel/take-a-walk-on-puerto-ricos-hipster-side |access-date=December 21, 2018 |language=en-CA}} In 2018, twenty-two murals were painted in and around Santurce to illustrate Santurce's culture and history,{{cite web |date=February 13, 2018 |title=Un proyecto urbano muestra a Santurce desde una nueva óptica |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/cultura/notas/un-proyecto-urbano-muestra-a-santurce-desde-una-nueva-optica/ |access-date=July 17, 2020 |website=El Nuevo Día |language=es}} which inspired the annual Santurce es Ley arts festival, the largest mural and arts festival in the Caribbean and one of the largest of its kind in Latin America.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Abre la novena edición de "Santurce es ley" con un atractivo proyecto en la Plaza de la calle Hoare |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cultura-teatro/notas/abre-la-novena-edicion-de-santurce-es-ley-con-un-atractivo-proyecto-en-la-plaza-de-la-calle-hoare/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Primera Hora |language=spanish}}

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Santurce is located along the north-eastern coast of Puerto Rico. It lies south of the Atlantic Ocean, east of Old San Juan and west of Isla Verde. The district occupies an area of {{convert|5.24|sqmi|km2}} of land and 3.46 (8.96 km2) of water. It is surrounded by six bodies of water: San Juan Bay, Condado Natural Lagoon, the Martín Peña Channel, San José Lagoon, Los Corozos Lagoon, and the Atlantic Ocean with its respective beaches and estuaries.{{cite web|author=Bliss, Peggy Ann|url=http://www.prdailysun.com/?page=news.article&id=1269829821|title=A walking tour of Santurce|access-date=March 29, 2010|publisher=Puerto Rico Daily Sun}}

Geographically speaking, Santurce is a peninsula connected to the Puerto Rico mainland in the east, where it borders with the Isla Verde district of Carolina. It is 7.6 km long from west to east, and up to 3.0 km wide in the eastern part. The peninsula is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the north, with more than five km of beaches from the Condado peninsula in the west, to a point 600 m east of Punta Las Marías, where it borders on the Isla Verde area, and Laguna San José and its northern embayment, Laguna Los Corozos to the east. To the south is the Martín Peña Channel, which separates Santurce from the northern barrios of former municipio Río Piedras: Hato Rey Norte, Hato Rey Central, and Oriente. To the west is San Juan Bay, where three bridges, Dos Hermanos Bridge (Ave. Ashford), G. Esteves Bridge (Ave. Ponce de León) and San Antonio Bridge (Ave. Fernandes Juncos) connect Santurce with La Isleta (small island) where Old San Juan is located.

It has a total area of {{convert|8.70|sqmi|km2}} composed of {{convert|5.24|sqmi|km2}} of land and {{convert|3.46|sqmi|km2}} of water area.

The topography is mainly flat with low hills toward the central areas and swampy areas to the south along the Martín Peña Channel and to the east near the Laguna San José (San José Lagoon). The highest point is at Monteflores at {{convert|23|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} above sea level.

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Structures of architectural value and historical importance are located mainly throughout Avenida Juan Ponce de León, Avenida Ashford and Avenida Fernández Juncos.

• Central High School, Spanish Renaissance-style building from 1925: Designed by Adrian Finlayson, Architect [http://www.buengobiernopr.com (Project I-5)]
• Colegio de Arquitectos, 225 Parque Street: Designed by Carlos del Valle Zeno, Architect [http://www.caappr.org (link)]
• Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, Spanish Revival style hotel from 1919
• Convention Center, Isla Grande Boulevard
• La Casabella, Spanish influence from 1898
• La Concha Resort, a renaissance hotel: Designed by Toro Ferrer, Architects [http://www.laconcharesort.com (link)]
• Residencia Aboy-Lompré, 1919 house designed by Miguel Ferrer

• La Placita de Santurce: The historical marketplace building, encompassing Campo Alegre, Alto del Cabro, and the Plaza del Mercado (a farmers' market full of local vendors with a social environment, bars, & restaurants),{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/la-plaza-del-mercado-in-santurce-review-san-juan-1622266|title=La Plaza del Mercado in Santurce, San Juan: The Complete Guide|website=TripSavvy|access-date=December 21, 2018}} La Placita de Santurce is one of the most popular nightlife areas in San Juan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.viahero.com/travel-to-puerto-rico/tripadvisor-puerto-rico|title=6 Puerto Rico TripAdvisor Tips We Love {{!}} ViaHero|website=www.viahero.com|access-date=December 21, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/puerto-rico/san-juan-around/nightlife/la-placita-de-santurce/a/poi-dri/1482634/358130|title=La Placita de Santurce {{!}} San Juan & Around, Puerto Rico Nightlife|website=www.lonelyplanet.com|language=en|access-date=December 21, 2018}}
• La Ventana al Mar (2004): Designed by Andrés Mignucci
• Plaza Antonia Quiñones (also known as Stella-Maris Square and Placita del Condado; 2000); designed by Andrés Mignucci

• Condado Bridge Beach
• Ocean Park

• Port of San Juan

{{US Census population

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| 1900 = 5840

| 1910 = 17338

| 1920 = 35096

| 1930 = 81960

| 1940 = 133091

| 1950 = 195007

| 1960 = 178179

| 1970 = 128232

| 1980 = 101103

| 1990 = 95184

| 2000 = 94337

| 2010 = 81251

| 2020 = 69469

| align-fn = center

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900){{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|title=Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899|publisher=War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716033905/https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|archive-date=July 16, 2017|url-status=live}} 1910–1930{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|title=Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817181600/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|archive-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live}}
1930–1950{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|title=Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830033735/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|archive-date=August 30, 2015|url-status=live}} 1980–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|title=Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724061852/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|archive-date=July 24, 2017|url-status=live}} 2010{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf|url=https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220183043/https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|archive-date=February 20, 2017|url-status=live}}

}}{{See also|Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico|History of the Jews in Latin America}}

Santurce is one of the top ten most-populated areas of Puerto Rico. It includes the neighborhoods of Miramar, Loíza, Isla Grande, Barrio Obrero, and Condado,{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf | url = https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau}} which are cultural hot spots for art, music, cuisine, fashion, hotels, technology, multimedia, film, textile and startups.

The 2010 U.S. Census recorded a total population of 81,251 people living in an area of {{convert|5.24|sqmi|km2}}. It is the most populous borough (barrio) in Puerto Rico and one of the most densely populated areas of San Juan, at 15,447.0 residents per square mile (6,931.2/km²).

Santurce is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean with over 1,500 people attending two local synagogues. Jews were officially prohibited from settling in the island through much of its history, but many managed to settle in the island as secret Jews.

Many arrived from France, the Netherlands, Saint-Barthélemy and Curaçao after World War II. A minor portion are descendants of Jewish Cubans who came to establishment after Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution of 1959. Like in many former Spanish colonies founded soon after the Spanish Inquisition, there are some Puerto Ricans who are Crypto-Jews. Recent DNA ancestry has identified a number of Portuguese descendants who arrived in Puerto Rico after the start of the Portuguese Inquisition in 1536. These are descendants of Converso families. There are some who maintain elements of Jewish traditions, although they themselves are, or were raised as Christians.

Santurce also has a very big Dominican community, along with Cuban, Colombian, Argentine and Chinese communities.

Santurce has a community of 81,251 of inhabitants living in a land area of {{convert|5.24|sqmi|km2}}. It is subdivided into 40 "subbarrios" (sub-districts).

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1. Alto del Cabro
2. Barrio Obrero
3. Bayola
4. Bolívar
5. Buenos Aires
6. Campo Alegre
7. Chícharo
8. Condadito
9. Condado
10. Figueroa
11. Gandul
12. Herrera
13. Hipódromo
14. Hoare
15. Isla Grande
16. La Zona
17. Las Casas
18. Las Marías
19. Las Palmas
20. Loíza
21. Machuchal
22. Marruecos
23. Martín Peña
24. María Moczó
25. Melilla
26. Merhoff
27. Minillas
28. Miramar
29. Monteflores
30. Ocean Park
31. Parque
32. Pozo del Hato
33. Pulguero
34. Sagrado Corazón
35. San Juan Moderno
36. San Mateo
37. Seboruco
38. Shanghai
39. Tras Talleres
40. Villa Palmeras

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For centuries "barrios" were the primary administrative division of Puerto Rico's municipalities, however, presently they primarily serve statistical purposes for both the U.S. Census Bureau & the Puerto Rico Planning Board. The most densely populated area lies to the southeast bordering the San José Lagoon and the Martín Peña Channel, while the least densely populated areas are found by the mangrove swamps to the south surrounding the Martín Peña Channel, and the western area of Isla Grande, a decommissioned United States Navy military base.{{cite book |last1=Picó |first1=Rafael |last2=Buitrago de Santiago |first2=Zayda |last3=Berrios |first3=Hector H. |title=Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. |url=https://archive.org/details/nuevageografad00pic/page/247|publisher=San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969}}{{cite book|author=Gwillim Law|title=Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=nXCeCQAAQBAJ|access-date=December 25, 2018|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3|page=300}}

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Public transportation is provided by several bus lines (locally known as guaguas) operated by the Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority and circulate along the main avenues of Ponce de León and Fernández Juncos among others.

In the peripheries of Santurce there is a rapid transit system called Tren Urbano. The Sagrado Corazón station is the terminus of the sole metro system line of San Juan, located in the southeast section of the district in the neighborhood of Martín Peña.

Santurce is a few minutes away by car from the US territory's main airport, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and from San Juan's secondary commercial airport, Isla Grande Airport.

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Santurce is the main residence of two major museums on the island.

• the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico
• the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art
• the Galería Casa Jefferson

• Ballets de San Juan
• Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, modern award-winning fine arts architectural masterpiece
• In 2000 the Music Hall Theater in Santurce was renamed Teatro Victoria Espinosa after director Victoria Espinosa.{{Cite web |title=Teatro Victoria Espinosa |url=https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/teatro-victoria-espinosa/7793 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Discover Puerto Rico |language=en}}

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Santurce is home to some of the most prestigious private education institutions in Puerto Rico.

• Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico
• University of the Sacred Heart
• Academia San Jorge
• Academia Interamericana Metro
• Perpetuo Socorro
• Robinson School
• Saint John's School

It also includes notable public schools:

• Padre Rufo School, bilingual public school
• Central High School, built in 1925 and listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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• Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Catedral San Juan Bautista)
• Nuestra Señora de Lourdes Chapel, Neo-Gothic style chapel from 1909 designed by Antonin Nechodoma
• Sagrado Corazon Church (Parada 19)
• Synagogue Shaare Tzadik
• Stella-Maris Catholic Church
• Temple Beth Shalom
• [http://parroquia-san-vicente-de-paul.webnode.es/ Parroquia San Vicente de Paúl] (Parada 24)

Santurce has the most modern swimming facilities in the Caribbean and fourth in the world. It is an Olympic aquatic sports facility used to host local and international events such as the 2nd A.S.U.A Pan American Masters Swimming Championship. The San Juan Natatorium is located in Santurce's Central Park. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

The district also has a baseball and a basketball team both known as the [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)|

Santurce Crabbers]] (Cangrejeros de Santurce) because of the original name of the township. They have been part of the community for over 70 years. Both teams have enjoyed great domestic success, the baseball team is regarded{{By whom|date=June 2013}} as the ‘New York Yankees of Puerto Rico’, largely in part to the accomplishments of its legendary players, such as Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}}.

Santurce has an extensive healthcare network which includes two of the finest hospitals on the island, Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital and Pavia Hospital.

{{See also|Economy of Puerto Rico|Real estate in Puerto Rico}}

Santurce experienced significant economic growth following World War II. During this period the district underwent an economic revitalization. Tourism is also a key industry based on Santurce's proximity to Puerto Rico's main international airport, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and the smaller Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport. The concentration of hotels are primarily located in the Condado area where there are numerous luxurious hotels including La Concha Resort, Marriott and the Conrad Hotel.

• Miguel Algarín, writer and poet
• Miguel Arteta, film and television director
• Pura Belpré, author
• Giannina Braschi, author
• Tego Calderón, reggaeton singer
• Wilmer Calderon, Puerto Rican-American actor
• Deborah Carthy-Deu, Miss Puerto Rico 1985, Miss Universe 1985; actress, television host
• Lourdes Chacón, actress
• Jessica Cristina, singer
• Carly Colón, professional wrestler and performer
• Christian Daniel, singer-songwriter and actor
• Jack Delano, author and photographer
• Benicio del Toro, actor and producer
• Edgar Diaz, professional baseball player
• José Ferrer, actor, director and producer
• Francisco Figueroa, professional boxer
• Eddie Gómez, bassist
• Wilfredo Gómez, professional boxer
• Sonia Gutierrez, educator, Hispanic rights activist.
• Nathan Leopold, US murderer
• Luis López Nieves, writer
• Gilberto Monroig, singer
• Andy Montañez, salsa singer for El Gran Combo
• Antonin Nechodoma, architect
• Ossie Ocasio, professional boxer
• Cynthia Olavarria, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2005 and first runner-up Miss Universe 2005
• Carlos Ponce; actor, singer and composer
• Jorge Posada, baseball player (New York Yankees)
• Ismael Rivera, salsa singer & performer
• Ed Romero, baseball player
• Gilberto Santa Rosa, band leader, salsa and bolero singer
• Luis Rafael Sánchez, writer
• Daniel Santos, singer and composer
• Arturo Schomburg, writer & historian
• Olga Tañón, singer

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