History
1994 - Governor Rosselló and Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Luis Fortuño announce the development of the Golden Triangle Project to be located in the Miramar section of Santurce, the old Isla Grande naval station and the Puerta de Tierra section of San Juan.
1996 - Design of new Convention Center commences
1997 - Three-year long relocation and razing of state government facilities at old Isla Grande naval station begins
2000 - Groundbreaking ceremony hel and construction begins
2001 - Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority begins operations
2005 - Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá inaugurates Convention Center
2009 - Convention Center achieves 1.5 Million Visitors in 1,500 Events
2009 - Sheraton's anchor Hotel at the Convention District initiates operations
2010 - Gov. Luis Fortuño signs law naming center after his predecessor, Gov. Rosselló
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