Río Grande de Jayuya

The Río Grande de Jayuya is a river of Jayuya and Utuado, Puerto Rico.^[1] It is a tributary to the Río Grande de Arecibo river.^[2]

Río Grande de Jayuya
Location
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Jayuya
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	1033 feet

History

This was the favorite river and playtime spot of Griselio Torresola as a child. In his later life, Griselio became a Puerto Rican nationalist and was one of the would-be assassins of U.S. President Harry S. Truman in 1950.^[3]

Gallery

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  Bridge over Río Grande in Jayuya (PR-141R), entrance to barrio-pueblo on the left

See also

• List of rivers of Puerto Rico

18.2188450°N 66.6404511°W / 18.2188450; -66.6404511^[1]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Grande de Jayuya
2. Rio Grande de Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Environmental Impact Statement. 1991. pp. 6–.
3. Stephen Hunter; John Bainbridge (2 November 2005). American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill Harry Truman--and the Shoot-out that Stopped It. Simon and Schuster. pp. 206–. ISBN 978-0-7432-8195-9.

External links

• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
• Rios de Puerto Rico