Inaugurated on 12 December 1992,Reinaldo E. Gonzalez Blanco. El Turismo Cultural en Ponce durante el Plan Ponce en Marcha, 1900-2000. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, Editor. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Professional Editions. 2018. p.85. it was the first museum in Puerto Rico established to cover the history of the people of a town or city.Ponce a La Vanguardia del Autonomismo un Siglo Despues. Museo del Autonomismo de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Autonomism Museum), Panteon Nacional Roman Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Accessed 10 November 2010 It traces the city's history from the Taino Indians to today. The Museum was inaugurated under the administration of Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago, as part of the tricentennial celebration of the founding of the city.Ponce History Museum. Héctor L. Feliciano Torres. InterAmerican University. 2003. Accessed 29 December 2020.
