Palo Hincado, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

Palo Hincado is a Barrios of [Puerto Rico|barrio] in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,587.

History

Palo Hincado was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of [Paris of 1898] and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United [States Department of War] conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Palo Hincado barrio was 1,299.
Palo Hincado may have been the home of Taíno chief Orocobix in the early 16th century.