Later, a wooden bridge was built on top of the causeway, which was in turn replaced by a brick edification in 1784.

This bridge, designed by Juan Francisco Mestre, was destroyed by the British during Ralph Abercromby's invasion of Puerto Rico.

This new bridge measured 220 feet long and 6 meters wide, and was composed of nine elliptical arches.

[2] According to a book by Luis Pumarada and Maria de los Angeles Castro, the name of Martín Peña comes from a fisherman who operated a cove near the area.

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