Hilarión Pérez Guerra
Hilarión Pérez Guerra | |
|---|---|
| 62nd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 1857 – 11 July 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Juan Capó |
| Succeeded by | Luis de Quixano y Font |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1800 |
| Died | c. 1870 |
| Profession | politician |
Hilarión Pérez Guerra (c. 1800 – c. 1870) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from January 1857 to 11 July 1863.[1] Prior to serving as mayor of Ponce, Perez Guerra had served as mayor of Camuy for 1 year in 1850.[2]
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Plaque on outside wall of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria church in Manatí, Puerto Rico, where it says mayor Hilarión Guerra called the plaza where this church is located- "blessed"
A festivity, later known as Carnaval de Ponce, takes place in 1858. This is the earliest known recorded date of the event taking place in Ponce.[3][4][5]
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References[]
- ^ Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y la Campana de la Almudaina. page 103.
- ^ Camuy Municipality: Mayors. Encyclopedia de Puerto Rico. 2017. Accessed 17 May 2018.
- ^ Activan plan de seguridad para Carnaval. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Activan plan de seguridad para Carnaval. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Carnaval, Carnaval, Llego el Carnaval! El Señorial. Ponce Municipal Government. "Anuario: Carnaval Ponceño 2013." February–March 2013. Page 18. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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