Francisco Romero (mayor)

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Francisco Romero
44th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1 July 1847[1] – 31 August 1847[2]
Preceded byDavid Laporte
Succeeded byJuan Lacot
66th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1 September 1866[3] – 31 October 1866 (?)[4]
Preceded byFrancisco Carreras
Succeeded byCarlos Cabrera y Martínez
Personal details
Bornca. 1790
Diedca. 1870
ProfessionLandowner[5]

Francisco Romero (ca. 1790 – ca. 1870) was an interim Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1847 and again in 1866.[6]

Background[]

Francisco Romero came to Puerto Rico from Venezuela around 1821 and settled in Ponce,[7] where he was a landowner.[8] In 1836, Romero had been one of a team of three assistants to Barrio Playa mayor,[a] Sargent Rafael Muñoz, before becoming mayor of Ponce some 10 years later.[9]

First mayoral term (1847)[]

Romero was mayor of Ponce starting on 1 July 1847,[10] and ended his mayoral term around 31 August 1847[11] when Juan Lacot took over.

Second mayoral term (1866)[]

Romero was interim corregidor mayor of Ponce starting on 1 September 1866[12] and ending sometime around 31 October 1866[13] when another interim corregidor mayor, Carlos Cabrera y Martínez, took over.

References[]

  1. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
  2. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
  3. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
  4. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.278.
  5. ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 44.
  6. ^ Municipalities: Ponce: Mayors. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Accessed 20 May 2018.
  7. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 13.
  8. ^ Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 44.
  9. ^ Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce, desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX.Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISCO). 2017. p.70. ISBN 978-1547284931
  10. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
  11. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
  12. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
  13. ^ Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.

Notes[]

  1. ^ At that time, barrios had "mayors"; they were, however, not vested with legal authority and only had limited administrative authority.

See also[]

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1 July 1847 - 31 August 1847
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1 September 1866 - 31 October 1866?
Succeeded by
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