Ball court/plaza sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are the subject of a multiple property submission to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The submission consists of 56 archaeological sites containing bateyes (53 sites in Puerto Rico and 3 sites on the island of St. Croix), out of which five have been inscribed in the NRHP.[1]
Ball court/plaza sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands | |
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| Location | Various in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|
| MPS | Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| NRHP reference No. | 64500749 |
List of ball court/plaza sites
editThe following list includes all known ball court sites in the United States territories in the Caribbean as identified by the State Historic Preservation Offices of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, documented and surveyed by the National Register Programs Division with the Southeast Regional Office of the National Park Service.[2]
| Site name | Image | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caguana (U-10) | 
|
Utuado, Puerto Rico | NRHP-listed in 1992, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993,[3] and recognized by the UNESCO Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative.[4][5] |
| Angeles | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Los Pastales I | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Probably destroyed. | |
| Los Pastales II | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Santa Isabel | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| El Cordón | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Salto Arriba | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Probably destroyed. | |
| Gerena | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Muñiz | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Arce | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Sumidero | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Arocho | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Probably destroyed. | |
| Godoy | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Torres Cortés | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Cuevas I | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Probably destroyed. | |
| Cuevas II | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Probably destroyed. | |
| Cayuco | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Cortés-Cayuco | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Casa Vieja | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Bermúdez | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Ferino | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Consejo | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Callejones (LR-2) | Lares, Puerto Rico | Listed in the NRHP in 1999.[6] | |
| Barrio La Vega | Orocovis, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Sabana I-Ildefonso | Orocovis, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Sabana II | Orocovis, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Pellejas | Utuado, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Saltos | Orocovis, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Vegas Arriba | Adjuntas, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Pellajas I | Adjuntas, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Palo Hincado (BA-1) | Barranquitas, Puerto Rico | Listed in the NRHP in 1999.[7] | |
| La Toje (BA-2) | Barranquitas, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Quebrada Grande (BA-3) | Barranquitas, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| La Zama | Jayuya, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Veguitas | Jayuya, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Jauca | Jayuya, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Villón (CO-2) | Coamo, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Coamo Arriba | Coamo, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Las Flores | Coamo, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Toita | Cidra, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Diego Hernández | Yauco, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Mattei | Yauco, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Esperanza | Salinas, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Minas | Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Tibes (PO-1) | 
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico | Listed in the NRHP in 1978.[8] |
| Llanos Tuna (CR-12) | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | Research required, probably eligible. | |
| Delfín del Yagüez | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Eligible, not yet NRHP-listed. | |
| Cotuí | San Germán, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Bayaney | Hatillo, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| Tierras Nuevas | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Research required. | |
| El Destino | Vieques, Puerto Rico | May be destroyed. | |
| Corral de los Indios | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Located in Isla de Mona. Listed in the NRHP in 1993,[2] part of the Isla de Mona Historic District.[9] | |
| Bajura de los Cerezos | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Located in Isla de Mona. Listed in the NRHP in 1993,[2] part of the Isla de Mona Historic District.[9] | |
| Salt River (12VAml-6) | 
|
St. Croix, Virgin Islands | NHL and NRHP-listed Ceremonial plaza site part of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve.[10] |
| Longford | St. Croix, Virgin Islands | Research required. | |
| Robins Bay (12VAml-27) | St. Croix, Virgin Islands | Research required. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mark R. Barnes (July 9, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Ball Court/Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mark R. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Ball Court / Plaza Sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands". npgallery.nps.gov.
- ^ "Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site--Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov.
- ^ "UNESCO Astronomy and World Heritage Webportal - Show entity". www3.astronomicalheritage.net. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ Oliver, José R. (1998). El centro ceremonial de Caguana, Puerto Rico: Simbolismo iconográfico, cosmovisión y el poderío caciquil Taíno de Boriquén. ISBN 9780860549154.
- ^ "Callejones site" (PDF). Agencias PR Gov. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Mark R. Barnes (June 24, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Palo Hincado Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center. Archived 2017-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Luis Á. Rodríguez Gracia. Accessed 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b National Park Service, NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS. "Isla de Mona". npgallery.nps.gov.
- ^ "Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve St. Croix, Virgin Islands". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-04.