GERMAN, SAN, a town in the island of Porto Rico, near the west coast. In the vicinity cotton and coffee are produced; and cattle are reared in large numbers. The town stands on the Guanajive or Guadianilla, and was founded in 1611. The jurisdiction of San German comprises fourteen parishes, with nearly 12,000 inhabitants. The species of resin which answers the purposes of pitch is produced here from the tabernaculo tree.