Don Bonocio Llenza Feliú:From Barceloneta to Barceloneta

The town of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico was founded by Don Bonocio Llenza Feliú on July 1, 1881. It was one of the last municipalities created by the Spanish government in Puerto Rico. Don Bonocio Llenza Feliú was a very active and enterprising man, devoted to trade and the world of business. Born in Blanes, Catalunya, he had four ships: Santa María, Pinta, Niña y Joaquina, which carried goods and passengers back and forth from Barcelona to Puerto Rico. He named Barceloneta, Puerto Rico in honor if the district of Baceloneta to honor the prosperous contact he maintained with that shipping district of Barcelona. The book is rich with information about the food, dress, religious beliefs, manners, health, and social habits of the people of his day as well as the important economic relationship forced between Catalunya and Puerto Rico in the 19th century.