Puerto Rico · PR
Aguadilla
Surf beaches and an old Air Force base on the northwest corner.
- Population
- 55,101 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1775
- 1918 tsunami
- 40 dead
Then
- 1775
The town's founding is approved, with Bernardo Sosa as first mayor.
- 1918
The San Fermín earthquake and tsunami kill 40 people.
- 1939
Sugar land is taken for what becomes Ramey Air Force Base.
- 1973
The airfield passes to Puerto Rico. It is now Rafael Hernández International Airport.
- 1988
Aguadilla hosts the ISA World Surfing Championship.
Now
Crash Boat Beach and Surfer's Beach draw surfers year-round.