Rincon

Overview

"The grandeur of a country is not measured by the extension of its territory, but by the greatness of its people.", said a wise Puerto Rican. Puerto Rico is a small country and Puerto Ricans are a great people. They are fun-loving, good-natured, very friendly and generous with their hospitality. Since the late 1950's, a small colony of U.S. Americans resides and does business in Rincon.

Our first residents were the Taíno tribes, a peaceful people, who cultivated the land, hunted and fished. According to local historians, our first guest was Christopher Columbus, who showed up at Córcega Beach in 1493, for what the natives thought was an unreserved, short stay.  Five hundred years later, during a celebration of Columbus' discovery, the captain of a visiting ship from Spain, asked a local host where the original Puerto Ricans could be found. The host responded: "Nowhere, they all died." When the captain insisted on prodding the host about what exactly killed them, she responded with a quiet voice: "Well, it seems that your ancestors killed them all when you ran the island." Indeed, evidence of Taíno ownership of the island can only be found in archeological digs and in the faces of some Puerto Ricans. When African slaves were brought in to cultivate the land, the fertile seaside fields of Rincon were deemed perfect for sugar cane production. The township, which is named after one of the first sugar plantation owners, was incorporated in 1770.

In the early 1800's Rincon was frequently attacked...more

History