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Backlash (2023) The 2023 Backlash was the 18th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Events January to May. March 17 – The Puerto Rico national baseball team is eliminated from the 2023 World Baseball Classic in the quarterfinals, in a 5-4 loss to Mexico. April 11 – Governor Pedro Pierluisi declares a state of emergency on coastal erosion.
2023 Caribbean heat wave. NWS notice of the heat watch in Puerto Rico. The 2023 Caribbean heat wave was one of the heat waves in the series of the 2023 heat waves. It was an intense weather event characterized by prolonged record-breaking temperatures affecting the Caribbean, South Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico. [1] [2]
Above, Virgen of Guadalupe, Ponce 's patron saint. Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, "fiestas patronales" are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles.
Grito de Lares ( Cry of Lares ), also referred to as the Lares revolt, the Lares rebellion, the Lares uprising, or the Lares revolution, was the first of two short-lived revolts against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico on September 23, 1868. Having been planned, organized, and launched in the ...
The Puerto Rican Day Parade (also known as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade) takes place annually in the United States along Fifth Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The parade is held on the second Sunday in June, in honor of the 3.2 million inhabitants of Puerto Rico and all people of Puerto Rican birth or heritage residing ...
Puerto Rico's performance was underscored by two major accomplishments. Jaime Espinal achieved a historic milestone by securing a silver medal in the 84 kg men's freestyle wrestling event. This marked Puerto Rico's initial wrestling Olympic medal; Espinal's silver was just the country's second silver in Olympic history, the first one being in 1984.
Democrat and Chronicle. August 1, 2024 at 3:15 AM. The curtain is set to rise on another Puerto Rican Festival in Rochester. The event, which organizers say is the longest-standing ethnic ...