Felisa Rincon de Gautier Museum

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Interesting Museum on a Lovely Street

This was the home of Felisa Rincon de Gautier who was the first female mayor of San Juan. She was... read more

Reviewed February 15, 2019
Maryann L
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Nice little museum.

Nice little museum in old san juan. Has a lot of items and the history of this persons life. NIce... read more

Reviewed February 14, 2019
PaulO2949
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A visit to the former home of Dona Felisa Rincón, the first woman to serve as mayor of San Juan from 1946 to 1968, provides a glimpse into a typical Old San Juan home reflecting the politics and personal life of its previous occupant.
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Caleta de 51 | At Recinto Oeste, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico
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Reviewed February 15, 2019

This was the home of Felisa Rincon de Gautier who was the first female mayor of San Juan. She was mayor for 22 years. This beautiful house contains some furniture that belonged to her parents. The house is filled with personal photos and photos with...More

Date of experience: February 2019
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Reviewed February 14, 2019

Nice little museum in old san juan. Has a lot of items and the history of this persons life. NIce visit

Date of experience: January 2019
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Reviewed December 1, 2018

This was my last place to visit in San Juan. It is actually a small museum but has a lot to learn and take in about Felisa Rincon and San Juan. What she has done to San Juan still affect San Juan and America. Tons...More

Date of experience: November 2018
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Reviewed March 15, 2018

The former house of a much loved mayor of San Juan is the highlight of a visit to Old San Juan as it is testament to a life of goodness. The house is beautifully preserved and full of memories from the remarkable life of Felisa...More

Date of experience: March 2018
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Reviewed March 7, 2018

Commemorates San Juan's first woman mayor. She started a program to bring education to young pre-school children that inspired JFK to take back to the mainland US as the Head Start program. Our guide had been a beneficiary of this program, and was so grateful.

Date of experience: March 2018
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Reviewed February 14, 2018

This is the house and museum of Felisa Rincon de Gautier, a famous former mayor of San Juan. I knew little of her before the visit but found her history and artifacts to be noteworthy

Date of experience: January 2018
Thank emkute
Reviewed July 19, 2017

This is a fabulous museum in her old house practically next door to HOtel El Convento. She was an amazing woman and it was my delight and pleasure to get to know her better. A great museum for ALL, but if you have female children...More

Date of experience: February 2017
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Reviewed June 18, 2017 via mobile

Incredible place for everyone who can enjoy story, I took my mother there and she really love the history. So if is a person who like history this is definitely the place for you.

Date of experience: December 2016
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Reviewed January 12, 2017

Felisa was mayor of San Juan for over twenty years. This is a house she lived in for two years. It is full of wonderful memorial pictures, awards and pictures just to name a few things you will see. You are welcomed into the house...More

Date of experience: January 2017
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Reviewed January 8, 2017

The museum documents the achievements of the first woman named to be the mayor of San Juan, a position she held for 22 years. Felisa Rincon was the first to develop the concept of "maternal Care Schools+ which President Kennedy used to establish the Head...More

Date of experience: January 2017
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