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Alfredo Alejandro Carrión
Alfredo "Papo" Alejandro Carrión (born November 11, 1948) is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Juncos. Alejandro is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2001. Early years and studies Alfredo Alejandro Carrión was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico on November 11, 1948. He is the second of five children, born to Elisa Carrión Cosme and Obdulio Alejandro Rivera. After his Military service, Alejandro completed a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Turabo. Political career Alejandro was first elected as mayor of Juncos at the 2000 general election. After that, he has been reelected five times (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020). Personal life Alejandro was married to Medelicia Peña Ortiz, until her death on October 31, 2018. They had four children together: Lizette, Kelvin, Kenia and Avilio. References External linksAlfredo Alejandro Profileon WAPA-TV WAPA-TV (channel 4) is a Spani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juncos, Puerto Rico
Juncos (, ) is a town and one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico. It is located in the eastern central region of the island to the west of the Caguas Valley, south of Canóvanas and Carolina; southeast of Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 barrios and Juncos barrio-pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Juncos was founded on the request of Tomás Pizarro on August 2, 1797, having previously been a village which evolved from a small ranch, the ''Hatillo de los Juncos''. This ranch was part of the ''Hato del Valenciano'', which gave its name to the Río Valenciano which bisects the city before joining the Río Gurabo to the north of the settlement. ''Juncos'' is Spanish for reeds. History During the 17th century, large parts of the municipality were owned by the ''Hato Grande de los Delgado'' (The Delgados' Great Ranch). Anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
