Calle Méndez Vigo (Mayagüez)

The street is oriented east–west with traffic running one-way westbound with the number of lanes going from one to two after the road passes Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances (formerly Post Street) in downtown Mayagüez.

[1] Some of the most important historical places in Mayagüez are located on this street: The street is named after Spanish General Santiago de Méndez Vigo, who was Governor of Puerto Rico during the early 1840s.

[2] The Great Fire of 1841 on January 30 destroyed much of the Villa; of the 700 houses in Mayagüez, only 40 remained.

Governor Santiago Méndez Vigo was informed and he immediately headed towards Mayagüez on horseback with a few of his assistants.

[3] The Villa of Mayagüez in a gratefulness to the Governor changes the name of the main street to Méndez Vigo.