Palo Hincado, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
Palo Hincado is a barrio in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,587.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 Palo Hincado barrio was 1,299.
Palo Hincado may have been the home of Taíno chief Orocobix in the early 16th century.
