"Description of The Island and City of Puerto Rico"
In 1647 he wrote "Descripción de la Ciudad e Isla de Puerto Rico" ("Description of the Island and City of Puerto Rico"). This historical book was the first to make a detailed geographic description of the island.
The book described all the fruits and commercial establishments. It also listed and described every mine, church, and hospital in the island at the time. The book contained notices on the State and Capital, plus an extensive and erudite bibliography. This is considered to be the first attempt by a Puerto Rican at writing an organized history of Puerto Rico. Diego de la Torre de Vargas died in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1649
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