Leguísamo
Barrio of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Leguísamo is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2096.[3][4][5]
Leguísamo | |
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Barrio | |
Río Cañas between Leguísamo and Río Cañas Abajo | |
 Location of Leguísamo within the municipality of Mayagüez shown in red | |
  Leguísamo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°14′32″N 67°05′39″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Mayagüez |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.76 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.76 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,096 |
| • Density | 557.4/sq mi (215.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Leguísamo was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Leguísamo barrio was 1,228.[7]
