Ball court/plaza sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Ball court/plaza sites of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are the subject of a multiple property submission to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The submission consists of 56 archaeological sites containing bateyes (53 sites in Puerto Rico and 3 sites on the island of St. Croix), out of which five have been inscribed in the NRHP.

List of ball court/plaza sites The following list includes all known ball court sites in the United States territories in the Caribbean as identified by the State Historic Preservation Offices of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, documented and surveyed by the National Register Programs Division with the Southeast Regional Office of the National Park Service.

+Site nameImageLocationNotesCaguana (U-10)Utuado, Puerto RicoNRHP-listed in 1992, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993, and recognized by the UNESCO Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative.AngelesUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Los Pastales IUtuado, Puerto RicoProbably destroyed.Los Pastales IIUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Santa IsabelUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.El CordónUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Salto ArribaUtuado, Puerto RicoProbably destroyed.GerenaUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.MuñizUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.ArceUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.SumideroUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.ArochoUtuado, Puerto RicoProbably destroyed.GodoyUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Torres CortésUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Cuevas IUtuado, Puerto RicoProbably destroyed.Cuevas IIUtuado, Puerto RicoProbably destroyed.CayucoUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Cortés-CayucoUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Casa ViejaUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.BermúdezUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.FerinoUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.ConsejoUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required.Callejones (LR-2)Lares, Puerto RicoListed in the NRHP in 1999.Barrio La VegaOrocovis, Puerto RicoResearch required.Sabana I-IldefonsoOrocovis, Puerto RicoResearch required.Sabana IIOrocovis, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.PellejasUtuado, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.SaltosOrocovis, Puerto RicoResearch required.Vegas ArribaAdjuntas, Puerto RicoResearch required.Pellajas IAdjuntas, Puerto RicoResearch required.Palo Hincado (BA-1)Barranquitas, Puerto RicoListed in the NRHP in 1999.La Toje (BA-2)Barranquitas, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.Quebrada Grande (BA-3)Barranquitas, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.La ZamaJayuya, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.VeguitasJayuya, Puerto RicoResearch required.JaucaJayuya, Puerto RicoResearch required.Villón (CO-2)Coamo, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.Coamo ArribaCoamo, Puerto RicoResearch required.Las FloresCoamo, Puerto RicoResearch required.ToitaCidra, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.Diego HernándezYauco, Puerto RicoResearch required.MatteiYauco, Puerto RicoResearch required.EsperanzaSalinas, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.MinasJuana Díaz, Puerto RicoResearch required.Tibes (PO-1)Ponce, Puerto RicoListed in the NRHP in 1978.Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center. Luis Á. Rodríguez Gracia. Accessed 5 May 2018.Llanos Tuna (CR-12)Cabo Rojo, Puerto RicoResearch required, probably eligible.Delfín del YagüezMayagüez, Puerto RicoEligible, not yet NRHP-listed.CotuíSan Germán, Puerto RicoResearch required.BayaneyHatillo, Puerto RicoResearch required.Tierras NuevasManatí, Puerto RicoResearch required.El DestinoVieques, Puerto RicoMay be destroyed.Corral de los IndiosMayagüez, Puerto RicoLocated in Isla de Mona. Listed in the NRHP in 1993, part of the Isla de Mona Historic District.Bajura de los CerezosMayagüez, Puerto RicoLocated in Isla de Mona. Listed in the NRHP in 1993, part of the Isla de Mona Historic District.Salt River (12VAml-6)St. Croix, Virgin IslandsNHL and NRHP-listed Ceremonial plaza site part of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve.LongfordSt. Croix, Virgin IslandsResearch required.Robins Bay (12VAml-27)St. Croix, Virgin IslandsResearch required.

See also Bateyes de Viví Taino archaeology

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