Rodulfo del Valle
Encyclopedia
Rodulfo del Valle, a.k.a., Don
Fito, was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
, from 1918 to 1920.
in 1887 representing the town of Isabela
. The Liberal Reformist Party later became the Puerto Rican Autonomist Party. Del Valle worked for the autonomy of Puerto Rico from both Spain
and, later, from the United States
. In the Ponce Municipal Government, del Valle was Commissioner of Public Service and Municipal Treasurer.
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Fito, was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
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...
, 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 (Puerto Rico)Liberal Reformist Party (Puerto Rico)
The Liberal Reformist Party was a political party in Puerto Rico founded by Pedro Gerónimo Goico, Jose Julian Acosta and Roman Baldorioty de Castro in 1870.It was the first political party ever to be established in Puerto Rico....
in 1887 representing the town of Isabela
Isabela, Puerto Rico
Isabela is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca. Isabela is spread over 13 wards and Isabela Pueblo...
. The Liberal Reformist Party later became the Puerto Rican Autonomist Party. Del Valle worked for the autonomy of Puerto Rico from both Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and, later, from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In the Ponce Municipal Government, del Valle was Commissioner of Public Service and Municipal Treasurer.
Death and legacy
Rodulfo del Valle died in Ponce in 1948. In Ponce, there is a public school named after him.See also
- Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto RicoPonce 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...
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