House Boat II

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House Boat II
Originally uploaded by dulcelife.


By Dulcelife
Lajas is a small town located in Puerto Rico's southwest. The town was founded in 1883 by Teodoro Jacome Pagan.

Lajas is famous for its main tourist attraction, Phosphorescent Bay, a place where luminescent dinoflagellates of different colors appear when the water moves. The origin of the colored lights is the object of many legends.

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Ruth said…
Where can I find out more about the founder of the town, Teodoro Jacome Pagan? I want to know if Jacome was his last name or middle name. Have read that he was from a Chueta background on Wikipedia and am trying to verify that information. Can you help?
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Ramonita Pagan said…
I have the same question Ruth has, my father waS born 1894 Juan Pagan Jusino from Lajas, always said there was a picture of our ancestors in the Town Hall, I never paid attention to it, till I understood we are of Sephardi origin, would like to find out his birth and death dates.
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