This blog was created by Jan Orona, Ricardo Ortiz, Sebastian Pons, and Jared Hernandez for the Puerto Rican History class taught
by Victor Quiñones in Robinson School.
Escalinata de las Monjas gives access to the Monjas Street. It was restored "with the combined effort of Colegio Decoradores of Puerto Rico and the Municipality of San Juan on February 25, 1961.
Escuela de Artes Plásticas was founded in 1966 and is currently as institution for the learning of visual arts. It includes activities such as Design, Digital Art, Art Education, Painting, Sculpture, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, and Graphic Art.
Hotel El Convento was formerly an old monastery adjoined to the San Jose Cathedral. It has been renovated time and time again and renamed time and time again until the 1990's when it was converted into a 4-star hotel with amazing views of Old San Juan.
This was the former Pablo Casals museum before it was moved to another location by the Liga de Arte. Pablo Casals was a famous Spanish conductor and cellist who was regarded one of the greatest cello players and composers of the 20th century.
Felisa Rincon de Gautier was the first woman elected as mayor of a major capital city in the Western Hemisphere. She fought for women' rights, established children’s preschool educational daycare programs, and established the first public legal medical support centers for the poor. This museum was her house before she died on September 6, 1994 and was later converted into a museum.
