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in style with the exterior painted pale blue and gray and the interior in blue and beige. The building has many stained glass windows depicting religious scenes and two bell towers.
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in 1984. It is the seat of the Bishop of Ponce, currently
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871:[King's Letter to the Governor of Puerto Rico].
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plan. It features a large dome at the crossing of the
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101:Location of Ponce and the cathedral in Puerto Rico
1248:"Las Mañanitas de Ponce reúnen a 10,000 personas"
1044:Ponce: Ciudad Señorial -- Atracciones Turisticas.
981:"Ponce: Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe Cathedral"
811:"Ponce sings 'Las Mañanitas' to its patron saint"
515:of semi-circular arches divide the nave from the
349:during the 19th and 20th centuries including the
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1372:Architecture of Parish: Churches in Puerto Rico.
766:"Cathedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe of Ponce"
722:List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
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770:National Register of Historic Places Inventory
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258:. The cathedral lies in the middle of Ponce's
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50:Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe of Ponce
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869:"Carta del Rey al Gobernador de Puerto Rico"
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2946:Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
2694:Fundación Biblioteca Rafael Hernández Colón
1970:Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
1370:Marvel, Thomas S. and Moreno, Maria Luisa.
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843:"Spain in Puerto Rico: Early Settlements"
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58:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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2633:Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce
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232:Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
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1988:Ponce Hilton Golf & Casino Resort
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809:Millán, Reinaldo (13 December 2009).
164:2,960 m (31,900 sq ft)
2623:Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
2228:Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca
1960:Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño
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1993:Holiday Inn & Tropical Casino
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2725:Estatua Domingo Cruz ("Cocolía")
2669:Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
2654:Museo Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre
2628:Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad
2267:Ponce Health Sciences University
2185:Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell
1955:Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
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1950:Museo de la Historia de Ponce
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408:Diagram of Plaza Las Delicias
2931:Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
2900:Residencia Ermelindo Salazar
2859:Banco de Ponce (institution)
2679:Museo de la Masacre de Ponce
2277:PUCPR School of Architecture
2046:Feria de Artesanías de Ponce
2013:Hotel Ponce Intercontinental
1935:Museo de la Masacre de Ponce
637:2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes
39:United States historic place
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2056:Fiesta Nacional de la Danza
1286:; Prince, Danforth (2009).
1065:"Executive Order Number 72"
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2287:Universidad de Puerto Rico
2262:Universidad Interamericana
2180:Parque Pedro Albizu Campos
2086:Cruce a Nado Internacional
1925:Museo Hacienda Buena Vista
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2132:Concha Acústica de Ponce
1915:Museo Castillo Serrallés
1223:"Las Mañanitas in Ponce"
1195:Florida State University
985:Puerto Rico Encyclopedia
908:Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001.
893:Eduardo Neumann Gandia.
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2875:Casa Fernando Luis Toro
2849:Edificio Banco de Ponce
2797:Parque Ecológico Urbano
2703:Monuments and memorials
2576:Antiguo Casino de Ponce
2165:Parque Ecológico Urbano
2071:Bienal de Arte de Ponce
1339:14 January 2020 at the
841:Vazquez, Doris (1986).
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377:Francisco Porrata Doria
181:Francisco Porrata Doria
145:18.011839°N 66.613992°W
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2513:and immediate vicinity
2232:Hospital San Cristóbal
2150:Parque de la Abolición
1910:Museo Parque de Bombas
1905:Museo de Arte de Ponce
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1289:Frommer's Puerto Rico
1258:Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
1186:Rivera, Jose (2006).
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873:Puerto Rico En Breve
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2559:Government buildings
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2127:Teatro Vicente Murga
2061:Día Mundial de Ponce
1965:Museo Biblioteca RHC
286:master and composer
250:located in downtown
32:For other uses, see
2910:Casa Salazar-Candal
2761:Teatro Fox Delicias
2616:Religious buildings
2581:Correo de la Atocha
2550:Los Chinos de Ponce
2504:Ponce Historic Zone
2282:PUCPR School of Law
2122:Teatro Antono Paoli
2109:Teatro Fox Delicias
2051:Ponce Jazz Festival
1264:on 15 December 2010
1122:Explore Puerto Rico
991:on 22 November 2010
625:Las Mañanitas event
605:Virgin of Guadalupe
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268:Ponce Historic Zone
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2520:Plaza Las Delicias
2511:Plaza Las Delicias
2218:Hospital San Lucas
2190:Plaza Las Delicias
2155:Parque de la Ceiba
2113:Ponce Towne Center
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1416:Spanish wikisource
714:Catholicism portal
700:Puerto Rico portal
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416:Plaza Las Delicias
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118:Ponce, Puerto Rico
114:Plaza Las Delicias
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2885:Residencia Subirá
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2117:Caribbean Cinemas
2041:Carnaval de Ponce
2018:Solace by the Sea
1945:Museo del Deporte
1867:Guardia Costanera
1311:978-0-471-78740-2
953:"Ponce Cathedral"
776:. 30 October 1984
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288:Juan Morel Campos
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