The Espada-Marrero Family

Barranquitas's local Taino Indian Cacique (Chief) was called Orocobix and his yucayeque or tribe was known as the Jatibonicu Taino.

Barranquitas (bahr-rahn-KEE-tahs) is known as La Cuna de Próceres (cradle of great people). The town was founded in 1803 by Antonio Aponte Ramos.

Luis Muñoz Rivera former home has been converted into a museum and library. Nearby, the Mausoleo Familia Muñoz Rivera holds the bodies of Muñoz Rivera and his son Luis Muñoz Marín, the island's first elected governor.

Barranquitas is located in the central region, north of Aibonito and Coamo; south of Corozal and Naranjito; east of Orocovis; and west of Comerío. Its rivers are: Piñonas, Usabón, Rio Hondo, Barranquitas, La Plata and Grande de Manatí rivers.

Barranquitas is home of the largest canyon in Puerto Rico (and in the Caribbean), the San Cristóbal Canyon. Located between the towns of Aibonito and Barranquitas, the canyon is nine kilometers long and approximately 750 feet deep, with two rivers flowing through it. the Usabon and Barranquitas rivers. It is also home to the highest waterfall in Puerto Rico, right on the Río Usabón.

1. The Espada & Marrero Place of Origin

When you visit Barranquitas and you ask for people with the surname Marrero they will tell you that the Marrero's are from barrio Barrancas and that Epada's from barrio Helechal.

I also discovered that the Espada's are also located in barrio Pulgillas of the town of Coamo. These two barrios, Helechal and Pulguillas, share the same border between Barranquitas and Coamo.

2. Santos Marrero, Ana and Amelia

Mama Santos (María de los Santos Amparo Marrero) was to Narcisa Marrero Grin (Green). Mama Santos maternal grandparents were Vidal Marrero and Alejandra Grin (Green). Her father and paternal grandparents are unknown.

THE ESPADA-ORLANDI FAMILY