Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey

	Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Church during renovations to the town plaza. 2017
Location	Muñoz Rivera Street, Town Plaza Pueblo, Cayey, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°6′46″N 66°9′57″W / 18.11278°N 66.16583°W
Built	1815
Architect	José Canovas
NRHP reference No.	84000454
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1984

The Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Spanish: Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Cayey) is a Roman Catholic parish church located at the Plaza Ramón Frade square (plaza pública) of downtown Cayey in the municipality of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The church was designed by engineer José Canovas and was built in 1815, with modifications being made in 1889. It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1984.^[1]

Archaeological findings in 2016 uncovered the original church walls and, in 2019, more than 300 bone remains from the 17th and 19th centuries were found during renovations to the town plaza of Cayey. These are preserved and can be seen at the square in front of the church.^[2]^[3]

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^ National Park Service, NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey".
^ "Cayey inaugurará paseo que recrea osamentas del siglo 17 al 19 encontradas en la plaza pública". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
^ VOCERO, Melissa Cruz Ríos, EL (12 December 2021). "Cayey se convierte en un "salón de clases"". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] National Park Service, NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey".

[2] "Cayey inaugurará paseo que recrea osamentas del siglo 17 al 19 encontradas en la plaza pública". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2022-06-20.

[3] VOCERO, Melissa Cruz Ríos, EL (12 December 2021). "Cayey se convierte en un "salón de clases"". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Cayey, Puerto Rico
Historic district	Carretera Central ‡
Other properties	Arenas Bridge ‡ Carreterra #4 ‡ Church Nuestra Señora de la Asunción of Cayey La Liendre Bridge ‡ Río Matón Bridge Juana Rodríguez Morales House
Footnotes	‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent municipality.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cayey, Puerto Rico and List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico

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