List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Mayors of Ponce
, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, and the island's second most important city.
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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|99
|Pedro Juan Rosaly
|1900
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|100
|José de Guzmán Benítez
|1901
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|101
|Enrique Chevalier
|1902
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|102
|Antonio Arias
|1903
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|103
|Manuel V. Domenech
|1904
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|104
|Luis P. Valdivieso
|1905
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|105
|Santiago Oppenheimer
|1906
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|106
|Simón Moret Gallart
|1907–1914
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|107
|Rafael Rivera Esbrí
|1915–1917
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|108
|Luis Yordán Dávila
|1917–1918
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|109
|Rodulfo del Valle
|1918–1920
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|110
|Francisco Parra Capó
|1921–1923
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|111
|Abelardo Aguilú, Jr.
|1924–1925
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|112
|Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso
|1925–1928
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|113
|Emilio Fagot
|1929–1933
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|114
|Blas Oliveras
|1933–1937
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|115
|José Tormos Diego
|1937–1941
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|116
|Andrés Grillasca Salas
|1941–1956
||PPD
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|117
|José Dapena Laguna
|1956-1957
||PPD
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|118
|Carlos Juan Cintrón
|1957–1961
||PPD
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|119
|Juan Luis Boscio
|1961–1964
|PNP
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|120
|Eduardo Ruberté Bisó
|1965–1968
|PPD
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|121
|Juan H. Cintrón García
|1969–1972
|PNP
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|122
|Luis A. Morales
|1973–1976
|PPD
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|123
|José G. Tormos Vega
|1977 – 1984
|PNP
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|124
|José Dapena Thompson
|1984 – 1987
|PNP
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|125
|Iván Ayala Cádiz
|1987–1988
|PNP
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|126
|Rafael Cordero Santiago
|1989–2000
|PPD
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
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|127
|Rafael Cordero Santiago
|2000-2004
|PPD
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|128
|Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago
|2004-2005
|PPD
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|129
|Francisco Zayas Seijo
|2005-2009
|PPD
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|130
|Maria "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri
|2009-Now
|PNP
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|}
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, and the island's second most important city.
The current Mayor of Ponce is Dr. María "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri
María Meléndez
Dr. María Eloisa Meléndez Altieri, also known as Mayita, is the current mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was elected during the Puerto Rican general elections of 2008, becoming the first woman elected to the office in Ponce's political history...
, from the New Progressive Party
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
, 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
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
in Ponce since 1989, when Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago
Rafael Cordero Santiago
Rafael Cordero Santiago – better known as Churumba – was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1989 to 2004. Many considered him as a synonym of Ponce, being baptized as the Greatest Lion in reference to the city's nickname of The Lion City of Ponce...
won the elections and took the oath of office that same year.
18th century
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| 1 | Don Pedro Sánchez de Mathos | 1692 | |
| 2 | Don Dámaso de Toro Don Dámaso de Toro Dámaso de Toro was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1701.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-References:... | 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
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| 6 | Don José Benítez | 1800 | |
| 7 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 1812 | |
| 8 | José de Toro José de Toro José de Toro was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1814 and in 1820.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-References:... | 1814 | |
| 9 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 1815 | |
| 10 | Alejandro Ordóñez Alejandro Ordóñez Alejandro Ordóñez was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1816. He created the first known map of Ponce in 1818.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-References:... | 1816 | |
| 11 | Juan Dávila Juan Dávila Juan Dávila was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1819 to 1819.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-References:... | 1819 | |
| 12 | Francisco Vasallo Francisco Vasallo Francisco Vassallo was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1820.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-References:... | 1820 | |
| 13 | Joaquín Martínez | 1820 | |
| 14 | José de Toro José de Toro José de Toro was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1814 and in 1820.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-References:... | 1820 | |
| 15 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 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 José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 1823 | |
| 22 | Tomás Pérez Guerra | 1826 | |
| 23 | Julián Villodas Julián Villodas Julián H. Villodas was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1827 to 1835.Villodas is best known for serving concurrently as mayor of the nearby town of Guayama for four years while he also served as mayor of Ponce... | 1827–1835 | |
| 24 | Juan de Dios Conde Juan de Dios Conde Juan de Dios Conde was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1836 and again in 1839.De Dios Conde is best remembered as the hacendado landowner who ran the Hacienda San Isidro in 1844.... | 1836 | |
| 25 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 1837 | |
| 26 | Patricio Colón | 1838 | |
| 27 | Juan de Dios Conde Juan de Dios Conde Juan de Dios Conde was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1836 and again in 1839.De Dios Conde is best remembered as the hacendado landowner who ran the Hacienda San Isidro in 1844.... | 1839 | |
| 28 | Salvador de Vives Salvador de Vives Salvador de Vives Rodó was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1840 to 1842 and then again from 1844 to 1845. He was the son of Quirse Vives and Ana Maria Rodo. He was a wealthy coffee plantation owner who established the now historic Hacienda Buena Vista. Under de... | 1840–1842 | |
| 29 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 1842 | |
| 30 | Juan Rondón Juan Rondón Juan Rondón Martinez was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1843.Rondón Martinez is best known for having inaugurated, in 1843, Ponce's old cemetery on Torres Street. This cemetery, also called Antiguo Cementerio de Ponce, became the famed Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro... | 1843 | |
| 31 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 1843 | |
| 32 | Salvador de Vives Salvador de Vives Salvador de Vives Rodó was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1840 to 1842 and then again from 1844 to 1845. He was the son of Quirse Vives and Ana Maria Rodo. He was a wealthy coffee plantation owner who established the now historic Hacienda Buena Vista. Under de... | 1844–1845 | |
| 33 | Antonio Corro | 1845 | |
| 34 | José Zaldo | 1845 | |
| 35 | Antonio Corro | 1846 | |
| 36 | José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta José Ortíz de la Renta was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1812 to 1814, from 1815 to 1816, from 1820 to 1821, from 1823 to 1826, from 1837 to 1838, from 1842 to 1843, from 1843 to 1844, and 1846. He has the distinction of having held the office of mayor of Ponce the most—eight times... | 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 Pedro Juan Capó Pedro Juan Capó was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1856.Capó was one of the major landlords in the municipality of Santa Isabel. In Santa Isabel, Capó owned both lands and the slaves to work them. He owned hacienda El Destino , one of the few haciendas which still exist in good conditions... | 1856 | |
| 56 | Hilarión Pérez Guerra | 1857–1863 | |
| 57 | Coronel Luis de Quixano y Font de la Vall Luis de Quixano y Font Luis de Quixano y Font was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1863 to 1865.Luis de Quixano y Font is best known for having built the now historic 65-kiosk Plaza del Mercado de Ponce in 1863. Occupying a full city block, this farmers' market was modeled after the Paris farmers' market.-See... | 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 Juan Cortada y Quitana Juan Cortada y Quitana was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1873 to 1874.-Hacendado:Cortada was an hacendado, a landowner who ran a sugar cane hacienda, a estate dedicated to the growing of the produce for sale to sugar cane mills for the production of cane sugar. The workers in such estates were... | 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 Juan José Cartagena Juan José Cartagena was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1876 to 1879 and again in 1881.There is a street in Urbanizacion Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.-See also:* Ponce, Puerto Rico* List of famous Puerto Ricans... | 1881 | |
| 78 | Andrés Caparrós y García | 1881–1882 | |
| 79 | Maximo de Meana y Guridi Maximo de Meana y Guridi Maximo de Meana y Guridi was a Spanish soldier and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1882 to 1884.As a Spanish Army soldier, Maximo de Meana y Guridi held the rank of Lt. Colonel... | 1882–1884 | |
| 80 | Rafael de Zárate y Sequera | 1884–1886 | |
| 81 | Ramón Elices Montes | 1886–1887 | |
| 82 | Ermelindo Salazar | 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 Miguel Rosich y Mass Miguel Rosich y Mass was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1889 to 1890 and again in 1897.Rosich y Mass is best remembered for what he did for Ponce as a non-citizen more than what did as mayor... | 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 Miguel Rosich y Mass Miguel Rosich y Mass was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1889 to 1890 and again in 1897.Rosich y Mass is best remembered for what he did for Ponce as a non-citizen more than what did as mayor... | 1897 | |
| 94 | Luis Gautier Luis Gautier Luis Gautier was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1897 to June 1898.Luis Gautier was appointed mayor of Ponce after the previous mayor in office, Mayor Miguel Rosich y Mass, was deposed of his position due to negligence.-See also:* Ponce, Puerto Rico... (until June 20) | 1897–1898 | |
| 95 | Ulpiano Colóm Ulpiano Colóm Ulpiano Colóm y Ferrer was a Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1898.-Political life:Colóm y Ferrer became mayor of Ponce on 8 July 1898. He was mayor of Ponce at the time when the Americans took possession of the city on July 28, 1898.... | 1898 | |
| 96 | José Lloréns Echevarría | 1898 | |
| 97 | Luis Porrata Doria Luis Porrata Doria Luis Porrata Doria was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1899. He is best remembered for his forced resignation as mayor following his municipal government’s poor response to the catastrophic Category 5 San Ciriaco hurricane that occurred during his administration.-Circumstances leading to Porrata... | 1898 | |
| 98 | Major Albert L. Meyer Albert L. Myer Major Albert L. Myer was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1899. He is best remembered for having filled as interim mayor of Ponce after the forced resignation of popularly-elected mayor Luis Porrata Doria. Major Myer was appointed by the first military governor of Puerto Rico, Major General Nelson A... | 1899 | |
20th century
{| class="wikitable"! #
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! In Office
! Political Party
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|99
|Pedro Juan Rosaly
Pedro Juan Rosaly
-Hacendado and homeonwer:Pedro Juan Rosaly is best remembered for having a magnificent residence built at the corner of Villa and Mendez Vigo streets by renowned architect Manuel V...
|1900
|
|-
|100
|José de Guzmán Benítez
José de Guzmán Benítez
José de Guzmán Benítez was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1901.José de Guzmán Benítez is best known from the caricature preserved of his 1900 election win. The election was significant in that it was the first election since the United States invaded the Island in 1898.-See also:* Ponce, Puerto...
|1901
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|-
|101
|Enrique Chevalier
Enrique Chevalier
Enrique Chevalier was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1902.In 1902, the Puerto Rico Legislature approved a law that annexed the municipality of Guayanilla to the municipality of Ponce. As such, during his one year as mayor of Ponce, Mayor Chevalier was effectively the mayor of both Ponce and...
|1902
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|-
|102
|Antonio Arias
Antonio Arias (Mayor)
Antonio Arias was the mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1903.Due to a new law that had been passed in the Puerto Rico Legislature the previous year , which annexed the municipality of Guayanilla to the municipality of Ponce, Antonio Arias was, in effect, the mayor of Guayanilla as well during his...
|1903
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|103
|Manuel V. Domenech
Manuel V. Domenech
Manuel V. Domenech was a Puerto Rican politician and engineer.-Early years:Domenech was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico...
|1904
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|104
|Luis P. Valdivieso
Luis P. Valdivieso
Luis P. Valdivieso was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1905.During Valdivieso's term as mayor, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico repealed a law whereby the neighboring municipality of Guayanilla had been annexed to Ponce. -See also:...
|1905
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|105
|Santiago Oppenheimer
Santiago Oppenheimer
Santiago Oppenheimer Van Rhyn was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1906. He was also a member of the House of Delegates of Puerto Rico.-See also:* Ponce, Puerto Rico* List of famous Puerto Ricans...
|1906
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|106
|Simón Moret Gallart
|1907–1914
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|107
|Rafael Rivera Esbrí
Rafael Rivera Esbrí
Rafael Rivera Esbrí was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1915 to 1917.-El Polvorin:Rivera Esbri is most remembered for an incident that has little to do with his work as mayor. He is remembered as the only brave civilian who in the company of seven of Ponce's firefighters confronted and brought...
|1915–1917
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|108
|Luis Yordán Dávila
Luis Yordán Dávila
Luis Leoncio Yordán Dávila was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1918.-Origin:Yordan Davila was born on September 12, 1869, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, the son of Ramon Yordan Gonzalez and Cruz Davila Torres. His children were Luis Angel Yordan Pasarell, Rafael A. Yordan Pasarell, Oriol...
|1917–1918
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|109
|Rodulfo del Valle
Rodulfo del Valle
Rodulfo del Valle, a.k.a., Don Fito, was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1918 to 1920.-Political life:"He was a man that loved his hometown and was loved by his peers." He was a member of the Liberal Reformist Party in 1887 representing the town of Isabela. The Liberal Reformist Party later...
|1918–1920
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|-
|110
|Francisco Parra Capó
Francisco Parra Capó
Francisco Parra Capó was a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1921 to 1923.-Early years:Francisco Parra Capó was born in Ponce in 1867, the son of Francisco Parra Duperón and Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas....
|1921–1923
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|111
|Abelardo Aguilú, Jr.
Abelardo Aguilú, Jr.
Abelardo Aguilú, Jr. was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1924 to 1925. Prior to that he was a shopkeeper in Ponce, selling groceries, liquor, and tobacco.-See also:* Ponce, Puerto Rico* List of famous Puerto Ricans...
|1924–1925
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|112
|Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso
Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso
Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1925 to 1928.-Journalist:In addition to serving as mayor of Ponce, Vivas Valdivieso was also the owner and director of the "El Dia" newspaper during the time of the Ponce Massacre at the hands of the...
|1925–1928
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|113
|Emilio Fagot
Emilio Fagot
Emilio Fagot was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1929 to 1933.Emilio Fagot is best known for his welcoming and hosting of US President Herbert Hoover in 1933, during the time of the Great Depression. He has the distinction of being one of three of Ponce mayors to...
|1929–1933
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|114
|Blas Oliveras
Blas Oliveras
Blas Oliveras Mercado was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1933 to 1937.-References:...
|1933–1937
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|115
|José Tormos Diego
José Tormos Diego
José Tormos Diego was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1937 to 1941. He is best remembered for rebuilding the historic Teatro La Perla in 1940.-Mayoral selection:...
|1937–1941
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|116
|Andrés Grillasca Salas
Andrés Grillasca Salas
Andrés Grillasca Salas was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1941 to 1956. He was born in the neighboring town of Adjuntas in 1888...
|1941–1956
||PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|117
|José Dapena Laguna
José Dapena Laguna
José Dapena Laguna, was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1956.-Early years:José Dapena Laguna was born in Ponce on July 28, 1912. His parents were Ramon Dapena Pacheco and Maria Laguna y Cedo...
|1956-1957
||PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|118
|Carlos Juan Cintrón
Carlos Juan Cintrón
Carlos Juan Cintrón was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1957 to 1961. However, during a period of his post as mayor, Helvetia Nicole filled in as interim mayor.-See also:* List of famous Puerto Ricans* Ponce, Puerto Rico...
|1957–1961
||PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|119
|Juan Luis Boscio
Juan Luis Boscio
Juan Luis Boscio Deprez was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1961 to 1964.In the early 1980s, Juan Luis Boscio Monllor, son of Juan Luis Boscio Deprez, was president of the board of directors of the Ponce Municipal Development Authority , during the tenure of mayor...
|1961–1964
|PNP
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|120
|Eduardo Ruberté Bisó
Eduardo Ruberté Bisó
Eduardo Ruberté Bisó was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1964 to 1968.Ruberté Bisó is best remembered for the inauguration of the new city cemetery in the El Yeso sector of the city, near the community of Jaime L. Drew...
|1965–1968
|PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
|- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|121
|Juan H. Cintrón García
Juan H. Cintrón García
Juan Herminio Cintrón García was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1968 to 1972.-Career:Cintron served as mayor Ponce from 1969 to 1973...
|1969–1972
|PNP
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
|- bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|122
|Luis A. Morales
Luis A. Morales
Luis Antonio Morales Crespo was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1976. He was also Senator for the District of Ponce from 1977 to 1980 and president of the Ponce Municipal Assembly from 1989 to 2004 He is recognized as a politician, sportsman, and sports...
|1973–1976
|PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
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|123
|José G. Tormos Vega
José G. Tormos Vega
José Guillermo Tormos Vega, known as Joselín, was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1976 to 1984.-Political life:...
|1977 – 1984
|PNP
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
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|124
|José Dapena Thompson
José Dapena Thompson
José Joaquin Dapena Thompson, known as Josito, was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1986 to 1988.-Training:...
|1984 – 1987
|PNP
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
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|125
|Iván Ayala Cádiz
Iván Ayala Cádiz
Iván Ayala Cádiz was an interim mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1987 to 1988, after the resignation of Mayor José Dapena Thompson.-Assignment:Ivan Ayala Cadiz was former dean at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law...
|1987–1988
|PNP
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
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|126
|Rafael Cordero Santiago
Rafael Cordero Santiago
Rafael Cordero Santiago – better known as Churumba – was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1989 to 2004. Many considered him as a synonym of Ponce, being baptized as the Greatest Lion in reference to the city's nickname of The Lion City of Ponce...
|1989–2000
|PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
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21st century
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|Rafael Cordero Santiago
Rafael Cordero Santiago
Rafael Cordero Santiago – better known as Churumba – was the Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1989 to 2004. Many considered him as a synonym of Ponce, being baptized as the Greatest Lion in reference to the city's nickname of The Lion City of Ponce...
|2000-2004
|PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
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|128
|Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago
Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago
Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago was interim mayor of Ponce from 2004 to 2005. She filled in the post left vacant by the sudden death of long-time Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago, completing Mayor Cordero Santiago's term. Prior to filling in the office of mayor, Ms. Castillo Rivera was vice-mayor...
|2004-2005
|PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
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|129
|Francisco Zayas Seijo
Francisco Zayas Seijo
Dr. Francisco R. Zayas Seijo, D.V.M., also known as Ico , is a former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico...
|2005-2009
|PPD
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that supports Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and sovereignty, through the enhancement of Puerto Rico's current status as a commonwealth....
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|130
|Maria "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri
María Meléndez
Dr. María Eloisa Meléndez Altieri, also known as Mayita, is the current mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was elected during the Puerto Rican general elections of 2008, becoming the first woman elected to the office in Ponce's political history...
|2009-Now
|PNP
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
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