Espinosa is a

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in the municipality of

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. Its population in 2010 was 4,534.

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Espinosa barrio: , and . , an elementary school was located in the Mavito sector of Espinosa barrio until its closure in 2018.

History

Espinosa was in Spain's

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s until Puerto Rico was ceded by

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in the aftermath of the

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under the terms of the

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and became an

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. In 1899, the

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conducted a

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of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Espinosa barrio was 787. Drug trafficking has been an issue in Puerto Rico for many years and in early 1990, $43 million dollars in cash was found buried in plastic barrels, thought to have been deposited by drug smugglers for later retrieval. The sudden wealth of a few residents attracted attention and prompted an investigation by FBI and local police. By May 1990, the FBI had traced $11 million and seized and confiscated property and goods purchased with the money, which was said to belong to

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Ramon Torres Gonzalez. FBI stated the money was located on his farm in the Tiburón sector of Espinosa in Dorado and filed charges shortly after.

Gallery

Carretera PR-677, Dorado, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 677 in Espinosa Carretera PR-679, Dorado, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 679 in Espinosa

References

External links

*{{GNIS, 2415406, Espinosa barrio Barrios of Dorado, Puerto Rico

Sectors

History

Gallery

See also

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