Bayamón, town, in Bayamón Municipality, northern Puerto Rico, near San Juan; incorporated 1772. Manufactures include clothing, furniture, fabricated metal products, chemicals, and plastic products. Of historic interest are Santa Cruz Cathedral (1772) and the nearby ruins of Caparra, a settlement founded in 1508 by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. Luis A. Ferré Science Park, a science museum complex, is located here. In the metropolitan area are the American University of Puerto Rico (1963), Bayamón Central University (1970), and Caribbean University (1969). Bayamón is located in a region once inhabited by the Taínos, a subgroup of the Arawak people. The community became a center of sugarcane production in about 1750. Population (1990) 220,262.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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