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Culture of Ponce


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The city is home to a long list of cultural assets including libraries, museums, galleries, and parks, hundreds of buildings of historical value including schools, residences, bridges, and estates, and frequent activities such as festivals and carnivals. The municipality invests close to half a million dollars in promoting its cultural assets. It established its first library in 1894 and, as of 2007 had a new central library with seven other branches scattered throughout the February Ponce Carnival

�    March � Regional Crafts Fair

�    May � Danza Week; Barrio Playa Festival

�    July � Barrio San Anton's Bomba Festival

�    September � D�a Mundial de Ponce

�    November � Discovering Our Indian Roots

�    December � Patron Saint's Day Festival (Fiestas Patronales); Las Ma�anitas; Christmas Concert

The city values its cultural traditions as evidenced by the revitalization project Ponce en Marcha. It is deeply rooted in its old cultural, artistic, and musical heritage. The love for art and architecture, for example, can be appreciated at its museums of art, music, and architecture. "Over the last century or so, the north [i.e., San Juan] willingly accepted the influence of western culture with its tendency toward large sprawling metropolises, and the displacement of old values and attitudes. Ponce, on the other hand, has been content to retain its old traditions and culture. Ponce is not concerned about losing its long standing position as the second largest city in population after San Juan. On the contrary, she prefers to maintain her current size, and stick to its old traditions and culture."

Some argue that the Ponce�o culture is different from the rest of the Island: "Ponce�os have always been a breed apart from other Puerto Ricans. Their insularity and haughtiness are legendary, and some Puerto Ricans claim that
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