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Naguabo
The east-coast town across from Monkey Island.
- Population
- 23,386 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1821
- Cayo Santiago monkeys
- 1938
Then
- 1513
A Spanish settlement near the Río Daguao is abandoned within a year.
- 1821
Naguabo is founded on July 15 at its present site.
- 1938
Monkeys are brought to Cayo Santiago for research.
Now
The Cayo Santiago colony has grown past a thousand monkeys. Pico del Este in the Luquillo range is the town's high point.