▁constitution ▁would ▁be ▁draft ed . ▁There ▁would ▁be ▁separation ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁powers . ▁ ▁May ag ü ez , ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ic ua ▁Republic ▁A part ▁from ▁May ag ü ez ▁being ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁and ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Fre em asons ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁which ▁was ▁perhaps ▁the ▁best ▁source ▁of ▁support ▁and ▁contacts , ▁general ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁had ▁many ▁reasons ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁Bor ic ua , ▁May ag ü ez ▁since ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁area ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁res ided ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁more ▁aff lu ent ▁advoc ates , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁French ▁population , ▁given ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁many ▁French ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁managed ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁French ▁Saint ▁Dom ing ue ▁were ▁established . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁May ag ü ez ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁had ▁ ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁ports ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁the ▁En sen ada ▁of ▁May ag ü ez ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁fast est - g row ing ▁population ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁The ▁city ▁lack ed ▁fort ifications ▁which ▁could ▁imp ede ▁the ▁invasion , ▁and ▁its ▁port ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁which , ▁for ▁being ▁so ▁distant ▁from ▁San ▁Juan , ▁would ▁take ▁longer ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁forces ▁to ▁reach ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁San ▁Juan . ▁ ▁Tri als ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁and ▁Bapt iste ▁Ir v ine ▁were