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Arecibo
Villa del Capitán Correa, home of the great radio telescope.
- Population
- 87,754 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1616
- Telescope collapse
- December 1, 2020
Then
- 1556
Spanish settlers name the place for the Taíno cacique Arasibo.
- 1616
The Spanish crown founds the town on May 1.
- 1702
Captain Antonio de los Reyes Correa and 30 militiamen fight off two British warships.
- 1898
The Punta Los Morrillos Lighthouse is built. It still works.
- 2020
The Arecibo Telescope collapses.
Now
Arecibo is a north-coast municipality of nearly 88,000 people. The tide station sits at the harbor.