Port of Ponce (current Port)
The current port, named the Port of Ponce, is located in the southern tip of the city of Ponce, 1.5 miles south of the intersection of PR-52 and PR-12. The port was created on 28 February 1789, through the Royal Decree of Spanish King Carlos IV de Borbón. It started operating commercially in 1804.
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