[4] The history of Plaza Las Delicias dates back to as far as the creation of the first Catholic chapel in Ponce in 1670.

[5] It is also known that around 1840 Mayor Salvador de Vives planted trees as a renovation project for Plaza Las Delicias.

[7] In addition to the cathedral and the firehouse, Plaza Las Delicias at one point also contained an open dining Moorish-style Arab kiosk that had been part of the 1882 Fair Exposition.

Luis Yordán Dávila, mayor of Ponce at the time, was one of the main proponents of the monument.

[15] In addition to the statue of Munoz Rivera, this section of Plaza Las Delicias also has two fountains.

Two hotels, various banks, several boutiques, a five-story drugstore building (now home to the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture), and the historic Fox Delicias theater surround this smaller plaza.

In the center of this plaza lies the famous Fuente de los Leones (Lions Fountain).

[21] There is also a statue, called Blind Justice of a woman on a long dress with her eyes covered by a cloth wrapped around the top of her head.

It is surrounded by two hotels, the Ponce City Hall, two banks (historic Banco de Ponce and historic Banco Crédito), a long-standing ice cream parlor called "King's Cream", and various boutiques and cafes.

[22] The Plaza has wide mosaic-tile sidewalks, well-manicured flower gardens, well-trimmed bushes and Indian laurel trees, late 1800s lampposts, and numerous marble benches.

It is surrounded by a multitude of historic sites: Paseo Atocha, Old Fox Delicias Theater, and Callejon Amor (Love Alley), among others.