Publications
Proyecto de casa de recreo de los gobernadores y capitanes generales de Puerto Rico: tipo y referentes en el Caribe hispano
A previously overlooked summer residence for Puerto Rico's governors and captains general, constructed in Río Piedras during the 18th and 19th centuries, shares architectural similarities with other recreational homes in the Greater Antilles. This finding emerges from an analysis of extensive graphic and documentary sources, revealing projects, expansions, and renovations carried out by military engineers who also worked on Santa Catalina Fortress—a key site for Puerto Rico's Capitanía General. The study highlights the residence's significance in Caribbean Hispanic architectural history, contrasting it with more documented structures.
Projected sea-level rise and high tide flooding at San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
A collaborative study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service (NPS) projects that sea-level rise (SLR) and high tide flooding (HTF) will significantly threaten San Juan National Historic Site (SAJU), Puerto Rico, with potential inundation of coastal habitats like tidal wetlands and mangrove forests, as well as historic infrastructure. Using 2021-23 data, researchers modeled flood probabilities under various SLR scenarios to assess risks to cultural resources in the park's 0.29 km² land area. The resulting maps provide critical insights for managing future flooding hazards, building on methods from a 2024 study by Thurman and colleagues.
De los plátanos de Oller a los Food Trucks: Comida, alimentación y cocina puertorriqueña en ensayos y recetas by Cruz M. Ortiz-Cuadra
Cruz M. Ortiz-Cuadra's work, 'De los plátanos de Oller a los Food Trucks: Comida, alimentación y cocina puertorriqueña en ensayos y recetas,' offers a novel exploration of Puerto Rican culinary culture by intertwining historical analysis with personal and diplomatic recipes. The book reveals the deep cultural significance of food in Puerto Rico, from its role in rural diets to its symbolic representation in art, such as Francisco Oller's 'El Velorio.' It traces the evolution of Puerto Rican cuisine through various lenses—colonial history, gender dynamics (e.g., Doña Inés María Mendoza’s influence), and societal transformations like the rise of supermarkets during the muñocista era. By blending anthropological insights with culinary traditions, Ortiz-Cuadra demonstrates how food is not merely sustenance but a powerful dimension of identity, history, and social change in Puerto Rico.
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