The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
Mayagez (Spanish pronunciation: [maawes]) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Seora de la Candelaria de Mayagez, and is also known as La Sultana del Oeste (The Sultaness of the West), Ciudad de las Aguas Puras (City of Pure Waters), or Ciudad del Mang (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of Excelente Ciudad de Mayagez (Excellent City of Mayagez). Mayagez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077 in the city proper, and it is a principal city of the Mayagez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 88,731) and the MayagezSan GermnCabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area (pop. 213,831).
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to residences in the wildland–urban interface.