page_title: List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico
section_title: List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico
hierarchical_section_title: List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico / List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico
caption_attribution_description: English: Lighthouse Rincón, Puerto Rico
context_page_description: The lighthouses system of Puerto Rico consists of lighthouses that were built mostly during the last twenty years of the nineteenth century. These served as guides to important marine routes.
  In 1869 the Spanish government approved the first plan for Puerto Rico in order to serve the ships that sail through its waters. The lighthouses are located in prominent and isolated areas with good visibility towards the sea. The classification system of the lighthouses of Puerto Rico was based on the characteristics of the lens, and the structure. The lights of the first and second order have a wider light to warn ships of the proximity to land, followed by the minor lights, whose scope was limited to smaller harbors and bays and to connect the primary lights in the system.
  In 1898, the United States acquired the lighthouses of Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish–American War. In 1900, the United States Lighthouse Board acquired responsibility for the aids to navigation. The lights are maintained by the Coast Guard since 1939.
  In 1981, the lighthouses of Puerto Rico were listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: The following is a list of  lighthouses in Puerto Rico:
caption: Punta Higuero Light, restored  by the municipality of Rincón
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