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Mayagüez (mah-yah-GWES) or (IPA: [maɪaˈgwɛs]) is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Also known as "La Sultana el Oeste" (The Sultaness of the West) or "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" (City of Pure Waters), the Spanish crown gave it the title of "La excelente ciudad de Mayagüez", Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico.

Trivia about mayaguez

  • In 1975 Cambodia seized this American merchant ship on the Gulf of Siam, claiming it was a spy vessel
  • In 1975 200 U.S. Marines recaptured this merchant ship that had been seized by Cambodia
  • In 1975, 38 Americans died trying to rescue this U.S. merchant ship seized by Cambodian forces

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