The Heritage Blog

The Heritage Blog

Artistic depiction of daily life in San Mateo de Cangrejos, a 1600s free Black community in Puerto R

Part 1: San Mateo de Cangrejos: The Free Town History Forgot

By Yohancé A. Salmon, Sr • October 16, 2025
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Colorful street in Santurce Puerto Rico, formerly San Mateo de Cangrejos, a historic free Black town

Discover Puerto Rico’s Lost Black Town

By Yohancé A. Salmon, Sr • October 10, 2025
What if Puerto Rico had a free Black town in the 1600s and nobody told you? Meet San Mateo de Cangrejos—the hidden history that refused to die.