Las Casas (Santurce)

Las Casas is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Las Casas
Subbarrio
Península de Cantera Community Center in Las Casas
Las Casas subbarrio within Santurce barrio
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
BarrioSanturce
Area
 • Total.45 sq mi (1.2 km2)
 • Land.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Water.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,399
 • Density20,641.9/sq mi (7,969.9/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Demographics

In 2000, Las Casas had a population of 6,775.[3]

In 2010, Las Casas had a population of 6,399 and a population density of 20,641.9 persons per square mile.[1]

Features

Centro Comunitario Península de Cantera is a community and recreational center located in Las Casas.[4]

Camp Las Casas US Army installation
Regiment training in 1904 in Las Casas

The area of "Las Casas" was also where the United States Army established Camp Las Casas, a military installation established 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. (On May 17, 1932, U.S. Congress changed the name back to "Puerto Rico"). The Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry was a segregated U.S. Army Regiment which was later renamed the "65th Infantry Regiment". The base continued in operation until 1946, when it was finally closed and the Residencial Las Casas now stands.[5]

Location

Las Casas is surrounded by two bodies of water, San José Lagoon on the east, and Los Corozos Lagoon on the north. There's also a small islet on the east, Guachinanga Island. To the north of Las Casas is Barrio Obrero.

See also

References
  1. Puerto Rico 2010 population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Las Casas Subbarrio
  3. Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts
  4. Moscoso, Laura (3 February 2020). "Cantera o el abandono de las políticas públicas para atender la pobreza". Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. "Historia Militar de Puerto Rico"; by Héctor Andrés Negroni; pg. 370; ISBN 84-7888-138-7


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