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Puerto Rican Cities by Year of Foundation

This list shows Puerto Rican cities organized by the year they were founded, highlighting the island's historical development from the early Spanish colonial period to the present.

1508

Aguada

1521

San Juan

1570

San Germán
Coamo

1616

Arecibo

1692

Ponce

1719

Loíza

1733

Añasco

1736

Guayama

1738

Manatí

1739

Utuado

1747

Toa Baja

1751

Toa Alta

1752

San Sebastián

1756

Yauco

1760

Fajardo
Mayagüez

1769

Guaynabo

1770

Rincón

1771

Cabo Rojo

1772

Moca
Bayamón

1773

Cayey

1775

Aguadilla
Vega Alta
Caguas

1776

Vega Baja

1779

Maunabo

1793

Humacao
Peñuelas
Yabucoa

1795

Corozal

1797

Juncos
Luquillo

1798

Juana Díaz

1801

Las Piedras
Trujillo Alto

1803

Barranquitas

1807

Camuy

1809

Cidra

1811

Patillas
San Lorenzo

1814

Sabana Grande

1815

Adjuntas
Gurabo

1818

Morovis

1819

Isabela

1820

Ciales

1821

Naguabo

1823

Hatillo
Quebradillas

1824

Aibonito
Naranjito

1825

Orocovis

1826

Comerío

1827

Lares

1833

Guayanilla

1838

Aguas Buenas
Ceiba

1840

Río Grande

1842

Santa Isabel
Dorado

1843

Vieques

1851

Salinas

1852

Arroyo

1857

Carolina

1871

Las Marías

1874

Hormigueros
Maricao

1880

Culebra

1881

Barceloneta

1883

Lajas

1911

Jayuya

1914

Guánica

1917

Villalba

1927

Cataño

1970

Canóvanas

1971

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Puerto Rico has half the per capita income of America's poorest state, Mississippi.