Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico
Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, "fiestas patronales" are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or virgin.
Every town has its patron saint. Above, Virgen of Guadalupe, Ponce's patron saint.
Fiestas Patronales de San Antonio de Padua in Guayama
Patron saint festival in Vieques
Corozal is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-eastern region, north of Orocovis and Barranquitas; south of Vega Alta; southwest of Toa Alta; east of Morovis and Orocovis; and west of Naranjito. Corozal is spread over 12 barrios and Corozal Pueblo. It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Downtown Corozal from Abras in Corozal
Hurriane Maria relief work in Corozal by the Puerto Rico National Guard
Mountain view in Corozal. Photograph by Jack Delano (Circa1941).
"Corozal, Puerto Rico (vicinity). In the home of a FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower who raises some tobacco and a little sugar cane on his small farm between Corozal and Orocovis."- photo credit: Jack Delano, 1941.
