![]() ![]() In 1857 it was renamed to San Fernando de la Carolina, later shortened to Carolina, after Charles II of Spain. The town was founded by Spanish colonists in 1816 as Trujillo Bajo ("lower Trujillo"), along with its counterpart Trujillo Alto after Trujillo, Spain. ![]() It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area, and home to Puerto Rico's main airport, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. ![]() Carolina is spread over 12 barrios plus Carolina Pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center). It lies immediately east of the capital San Juan and Trujillo Alto north of Gurabo and Juncos and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. ![]()
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