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4 unusual facts about María Meléndez


Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns

The plaque beared the name of PNP mayor, María Meléndez, instead of the PPD mayor who had erected the commemorative bust, mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago, a.k.a. Churumba.

In April 2011, the 2012 PPD Ponce mayoral candidate Ramón Torres Morales, criticized the incumbent opposition PNP party mayor María Meléndez for placing a plaque on the bust that former PPD mayor Churumba had erected at the entrance to the Juan Pachins Vicens auditorium to commemorate the basketball legend.

Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro

The idea for Ciudad Deportiva was one of five ideas that Mayor Maria Melendez Altieri had for permanent structures for Ponce during her administration.

Parque Ecológico Urbano

Parque Ecológico Urbano is a project of Ponce Mayor María Meléndez Altieri.


Letras Latinas

An online digital archive of video interviews with Latino and Latina writers around the United States including William Archila, Richard Blanco, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Martín Espada, Valerie Martinez, Naomi Ayala, Brenda Cárdenas, Salvador Plascencia, Barbara Jane Reyes, Maria Melendez, Daniel Alarcón and John Phillip Santos.


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