Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna

The Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna (Spanish: Ermita de San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna) near Isabela, Puerto Rico dates from 1730. It comprises the ruins of a village church that was abandoned in the early 19th century when the community, with the permission of Governor Salvador Meléndez, moved to a more favorable location nearer the coast, which became the town of Isabela, founded in 1819.[2][3]

Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna
The hermitage in 2017
Location of the hermitage in Puerto Rico
LocationErmita Street
La Tuna sector
Highway 2, km 106.1
Barrio Coto
Isabela, Puerto Rico[1]
Coordinates18°28′43″N 66°57′48″W
Built1730
NRHP reference No.83004193
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1983

The hermitage was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[4]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Isabela, Puerto Rico

References
  1. "Contáctenos", Corporación Mabodamaca, Inc., n.d., archived from the original on January 26, 2016, retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. Morales Parés, Armando (August 24, 1983), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Hermitage of San Antonio de Padua de la Tuna (redacted PDF), retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. Isabela, Puerto Rico Encyclopedia, 2005-2011.
  4. National Park Service (December 12, 1983), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 195, retrieved January 25, 2016.
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