- List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
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This is a list of Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, and the island's second most important city.[1]
The current Mayor of Ponce is Dr. María "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri, from the New Progressive Party, elected in 2008. She became the first woman elected to the office of mayor by the people of Ponce in its extensive political history. She is also the first mayor of a party other than the Popular Democratic Party in Ponce since 1989, when Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago won the elections and took the oath of office that same year.
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18th century
Source: Puerto Rico Encyclopedia[2]
# Name In Office Political Party 1 Don Pedro Sánchez de Mathos 1692 2 Don Dámaso de Toro 1701 3 Don Aurelio Juan Ramírez de Arellano 1706 4 Don Joseph de Toro 1710 5 Don Francisco Ortíz de la Renta 1766 19th century
Source: Government of the Municipality of Ponce[3]
# Name In Office Political Party 6 Don José Benítez 1800 7 José Ortíz de la Renta 1812 8 José de Toro 1814 9 José Ortíz de la Renta 1815 10 Alejandro Ordóñez 1816 11 Juan Dávila 1819 12 Francisco Vasallo 1820 13 Joaquín Martínez 1820 14 José de Toro 1820 15 José Ortíz de la Renta 1820 16 José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta 1821 17 Joaquín Tellechea 1821 18 José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta 1821 19 José Molina 1822 20 José Mercado 1822 21 José Ortíz de la Renta 1823 22 Tomás Pérez Guerra 1826 23 Julián Villodas 1827–1835 24 Juan de Dios Conde 1836 25 José Ortíz de la Renta 1837 26 Patricio Colón 1838 27 Juan de Dios Conde 1839 28 Salvador de Vives 1840–1842 29 José Ortíz de la Renta 1842 30 Juan Rondón 1843 31 José Ortíz de la Renta 1843 32 Salvador de Vives 1844–1845 33 Antonio Corro 1845 34 José Zaldo 1845 35 Antonio Corro 1846 36 José Ortíz de la Renta 1846 37 José de Jesús Fernández 1846 38 David Laporte 1847 39 Francisco Romero 1847 40 Juan Lacot 1848 41 José María Quesada 1848 42 Juan Prats 1849 43 Esteban Vidal 1849 44 Juan Prats 1849 45 Flavius Dede 1850–1851 46 Manuel Cedeño de Poveda 1851 47 Guillermo Neumann 1851 48 Coronel Vicente Julbe 1851–1854 49 Julio Duboc 1854 50 Escolástico Fuentes 1854 51 Pablo Manfredi 1854 52 José Benito Paz Falcón 1854 53 Antonio E. Molina 1854 54 Coronel Félix O'Neil 1854–1856 55 Pedro Juan Capó 1856 56 Hilarión Pérez Guerra 1857–1863 57 Coronel Luis de Quixano y Font de la Vall 1863–1865 58 Francisco Olazarra 1865 59 Francisco Carreras 1866 60 Francisco Romero 1866 61 Carlos Cabrera 1866 62 Coronel Enrique O'Neil 1866–1867 63 Demetrio Santaella 1867–1868 64 Coronel Elicio Berriz 1869–1870 65 Vicente Pérez Valdivieso 1871 66 Miguel Arribas 1871 67 Coronel Elicio Berriz 1872 68 Francisco Arce y Romero 1872 69 Alejandro Albizu 1872 70 Juan Cortada y Quitana 1873–1874 71 Rafael León y García 1874–1875 72 Coronel Serafín Donderis 1875–1876 73 Pedro Rosaly* 1874 74 Juan José Cartagena 1876–1879 75 Coronel Lucas Jiménez 1879–1880 76 Coronel José Mileris 1880–1881 77 Juan José Cartagena 1881 78 Andrés Caparrós y García 1881–1882 79 Maximo de Meana y Guridi[4] 1882–1884 80 Rafael de Zárate y Sequera 1884–1886 81 Ramón Elices Montes 1886–1887 82 Ermelindo Salazar[5] 1887 83 Fernando Díaz de Ulzurrum y Somellera 1887–1888 84 Juan de Ponte 1888 85 Vicente de Solivares y Miera 1888–1889 86 Miguel Rosich y Mass 1889–1890 87 Carlos Eusebio de Ayo 1890–1892 88 José de Nonvilas de Vilar 1893–1894 89 Eduardo Armstrong 1894–1895 90 Félix Saurí y Vivas 1895 91 Juan José Potous 1895–1896 92 Comandante Luis Alvarado 1896–1897 93 Miguel Rosich y Mass 1897 94 Luis Gautier (until June 20) 1897–1898 95 Ulpiano Colóm 1898 96 José Lloréns Echevarría 1898 97 Luis Porrata Doria 1898 98 Major Albert L. Meyer 1899 20th century
# Name In Office Political Party 99 Pedro Juan Rosaly 1900 100 José de Guzmán Benítez 1901 101 Enrique Chevalier 1902 102 Antonio Arias 1903 103 Manuel V. Domenech 1904 104 Luis P. Valdivieso 1905 105 Santiago Oppenheimer 1906 106 Simón Moret Gallart 1907–1914 107 Rafael Rivera Esbrí 1915–1917 108 Luis Yordán Dávila 1917–1918 109 Rodulfo del Valle 1918–1920 110 Francisco Parra Capó 1921–1923 111 Abelardo Aguilú, Jr. 1924–1925 112 Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso 1925–1928 113 Emilio Fagot 1929–1933 114 Blas Oliveras 1933–1937 115 José Tormos Diego 1937–1941 116 Andrés Grillasca Salas[6] 1941–1956 PPD [7][8] 117 José Dapena Laguna[9] 1956-1957 PPD [10] 118 Carlos Juan Cintrón 1957–1961 PPD[11] 119 Juan Luis Boscio 1961–1964 PNP 120 Eduardo Ruberté Bisó 1965–1968 PPD 121 Juan H. Cintrón García 1969–1972 PNP 122 Luis A. Morales 1973–1976 PPD 123 José G. Tormos Vega[12] 1977 – 1984 PNP 124 José Dapena Thompson[13] 1984 – 1987 PNP 125 Iván Ayala Cádiz 1987–1988 PNP[14] 126 Rafael Cordero Santiago 1989–2000 PPD 21st century
# Name Office Political Party 127 Rafael Cordero Santiago 2000-2004 PPD 128 Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago 2004-2005 PPD 129 Francisco Zayas Seijo 2005-2009 PPD 130 Maria "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri 2009-Now PNP References
- ^ Port of the Americas. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Port of the Americas Authority. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundacion Puertorriquena para las Humanidades Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ Municipios – Ponce Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Adventure Guide to Puerto Rico By Kurt Pitzer, Tara Stevens, ebrary, Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Cultural Center Carmen Solá de Pereira. TravelPonce website.
- ^ Andrés Grillasca Salas was mayor until 9 May 1956. See Alcaldia de Ponce Cuidad Senorial.Iris Antongiorgi and Gladys E.Tormes Gonzalez, supervisor, Ponce Historical Archive, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ El Mundo (newspaper) 19 de Agosto de 1948
- ^ Travel-Ponce.
- ^ José Dapena Laguna started his mayoral term on 9 November 1956. See Alcaldia de Ponce Cuidad Senorial.Iris Antongiorgi and Gladys E.Tormes Gonzalez, supervisor, Ponce Historical Archive, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Muere el Ex-alcalde Dapena. El Nuevo Dia. September 21, 1991. (In Spanish.)Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ Travel-Ponce.
- ^ José G. Tormos Vega was mayor until 22 February 1984 when he renounced. See Alcaldia de Ponce Cuidad Senorial.Iris Antongiorgi and Gladys E.Tormes Gonzalez, supervisor, Ponce Historical Archive, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ José Dapena Thompson was mayor from 22 February 1984 when he assumed the mayoral role upon the resignation of mayor Jose G. Tormos Vega. He was subsequently elected mayor, a post he held from 2 January 1985 until October 1988(See Alcaldia de Ponce Cuidad Senorial.Iris Antongiorgi and Gladys E.Tormes Gonzalez, supervisor, Ponce Historical Archive, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 21 October 2011.)
- ^ Travel-Ponce.
See also
External links
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