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San Juan , city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. Wine is the chief product, and vineyards dot the picturesque landscape. Fruits and grains are grown, cattle are raised, and the province is rich in minerals. Founded in 1562, San Juan figured prominently in the civil wars of the 19th cent. Many Argentine statesmen, including Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, were born in San Juan.

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San Juan, Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, USA 1. Argentina: a province and a city founded in 1562 by, and named after, Juan Jufré y Montesa, governor of the captaincy general of Cuyo.2. Puerto Rico: founded in 1508 as Caparra by Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521), the Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the island; it was located west of the modern city and renamed ‘St John’ after Juan Ponce de León. In 1521 the settlement was moved to the harbour entrance and renamed Puerto Rico ‘Rich Port’; the island at that time was called San Juan Bautista ‘St John the Baptist’, having been so named by Christopher Columbus^† in 1492. Over time, the names were reversed. It remained under Spanish control until 1898 when the island was ceded to the USA. It is the capital.

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