Mercado, Old San Juan


Mercado is one of 7 subbarrios in San Juan Antiguo barrio in the municipality of San Juan in Puerto Rico.

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Mercado was 2,038.

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