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

[7] Located across the central plaza in Quebradillas barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia San Rafael Arcángel, a Roman Catholic church which was inaugurated in 1950.

The second church made of mampostería (rubblework) was built in 1828, however, it was badly damaged by the 1918 San Fermín earthquake and was demolished soon thereafter.

In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Quebradillas barrio was 1,166.

[17][18][19][20][21] The following sectors are in Quebradillas barrio-pueblo:[22] Residencial Jardines del Carmen, and Urbanización La Ceiba.