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Ponce (inhabited place) |
Note: Located 3 miles N of its port, Playa de Ponce; believed to be one of the oldest European cities in New World; named after island's first governor, Ponce de León; economy driven by canning, sugar refining, manufacture of cement, paper & other products. |
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| Ponce (preferred,C,V)
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| Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Ponce (H,V)
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............ | founded with this name in 1670 or 1680 |
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Ponce (municipality) (P) |
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Ponce (inhabited place) (P) |
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Ponce (senatorial district) (P) |
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Ponce (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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probably originally founded in early 16th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of S region of island under Spain, 1897-1898 |
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