Regimiento San Antonio de la Tuna

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Officially the 6th Regiment of the Insular Forces. Took its name from the Partition of San Antonio de la Tuna, which comprised the modern municipalities of Camuy, Hatillo, Quebradillas, Isabela, Utuado, and San Sebastián. The Partition is named after St. Anthony of Padua; tuna is the local term for the prickly pear.