Plazuela de la Rogativa

This tiny gem of a park, the Plazuela de la Rogativa, has lovely vistas overlooking the bay and is home to a whimsical bronze sculpture of the bishop of San Juan and three women bearing torches.

According to legend, the candles held by the women who walked through this plaza one night in 1797 tricked British lieutenant Abercromby - who was getting ready to lay siege to San Juan with his 8000 troops and flotilla of more than 50 vessels - into believing that reinforcements were flooding the city from out on the island. Fearful of being outnumbered, Abercromby and his fleet withdrew.