▁ ▁In aug ur ated ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁museum ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁established ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁a ▁town ▁or ▁city . ▁ ▁It ▁traces ▁the ▁city ' s ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁T ain o ▁Indians ▁to ▁today . ▁The ▁Museum ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Rafael ▁Cord ero ▁Santiago , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tr ic ent enn ial ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁a ▁short ▁two - block ▁walk ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁Pla za ▁Las ▁Del ici as ▁town ▁square , ▁at ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁Isabel ▁and ▁Mayor ▁Can tera ▁streets . ▁The ▁Museum ▁proper ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁Casa ▁Sal azar - C andal ▁but ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Ros ali - Z ap ater ▁house , ▁which ▁houses ▁administr atives ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁museum , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁empty ▁lot ▁that ▁once ▁held ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Sch uck ▁Gel p í ▁family . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁plans ▁were ▁announced ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁museum ▁into ▁the ▁Casa ▁Ros ita ▁Ser r all és , ▁an ▁adjacent ▁property . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Casa ▁Ros ita ▁Ser r alles ▁( C alle ▁Sal ud ▁street ▁# 6 7 ) ▁joined ▁Museo ▁de ▁la ▁Historia ▁de ▁P once ▁and ▁opened ▁as ▁"