Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.

These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.

[7] In 1516, the Ermita de Espinar church was built, and after it was destroyed by indigenous people, it was reconstructed in 1639.

Located across the central plaza in Aguada barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia San Francisco de Asís, a Roman Catholic church.

[10] Aguada's annual patron saint festival in honor of Francis of Assisi is held from late September to early October in the Plaza Carlos Ruiz.