san juan puerto rico is on the body of water, san juan bay.
san juan puerto rico is on the body of water, san juan bay.
what body of water is san juan puerto rico on?
san juan bay
on may 8, 1898, united states navy ships, among them the , , , , and , commanded by rear admiral william t. sampson arrived at san juan bay. the uss "yale" captured a spanish freighter, the "rita" in san juan bay, thus being the first hostile encounter between the warring sides in puerto rico. on may 9, "yale" fought a brief battle with an auxiliary cruiser of spain, name unknown, resulting in a spanish victory. around this time, captain ángel rivero méndez was assigned the command of the spanish forces in the fortress of san cristóbal in san juan. on may 10, the "yale" returned to san juan bay, rivero-méndez ordered his men to open fire upon the using an ordoñez 15 centimeter cannon, thus becoming the first attack against the americans in puerto rico during the spanish–american war. for his actions, captain rivero-méndez was awarded the "cruz de la orden de mérito militar" (the cross of the order of the military merit) first class. the residents of san juan were furious with rivero and blamed him for the destruction caused to their city by the american bombardments. nothing came of those accusations and capt. rivero-méndez was ordered to turn over the keys of all the military installations in san juan to captain henry a. reed of the u.s. army after the treaty of paris of 1898 was signed. on july 25, general nelson a. miles landed at guánica (in southwestern puerto rico) with 3,300 soldiers in what was known as the puerto rican campaign. the american troops found some resistance and engaged the spanish and puerto rican troops in battle, the most notable of these the battles of yauco and asomante. all military actions in puerto rico were suspended august 13, 1898, after president william mckinley and french ambassador jules cambon, acting on behalf of the spanish government, signed an armistice. spain ceded the island to the united states later the same year by signing the treaty of paris.
san juan, puerto rico
san juan puerto rico temple









































the san juan puerto rico temple is an planned temple of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (lds church) under construction in san juan, puerto rico.









































the intent to construct the temple was announced by church president russell m. nelson on october 7, 2018, during the sunday afternoon session of the church's general conference.









































nelson announced 11 other temples at the same time, bringing the total number of temples operating, under construction, or announced to 201.
san juan puerto rico temple