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Albizu Campos, Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Albizu Campos, PedroAlbizu Campos, Pedropāˈdrō älbēˈs&oomacr; kämˈpōs [key], 1891–1965, Puerto Rican political leader. After service in an African-American unit during World War I…

Badillo, Herman

(Encyclopedia) Badillo, HermanBadillo, Hermanbädēˈyō [key], 1929–2014, U.S. politician, b. Caguas, Puerto Rico, grad. City College (now part of the City Univ. of New York), 1951, Brooklyn Law School…

Fajardo

(Encyclopedia) Fajardo Fajardo fähärˈdō [key], town, NE Puerto Rico. Its manufactures include cigars, and metal…

Bayamón

(Encyclopedia) Bayamón Bayamón bäyämōnˈ [key], city, NE Puerto Rico, a residential, commercial, and industrial…

Coamo

(Encyclopedia) Coamo Coamo kwäˈmō [key], town and municipality, S central Puerto Rico, on the Coamo River…

Yauco

(Encyclopedia) YaucoYaucoyouˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 42,058), SW Puerto Rico, on the Yauco River. It is a growing commercial, trade, and processing center of a sugar, coffee, tobacco, and cotton…

Guayama

(Encyclopedia) Guayama Guayama gwäyäˈmä [key], town, SE Puerto Rico, founded 1736. It is a growing processing and…

Bermuda Triangle

(Encyclopedia) Bermuda Triangle, area in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida where a number of ships and aircraft have vanished. Also known as the Devil's Triangle, it is bounded at its points by…