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Jorge Estévez Martínez
Jorge Estévez Martínez is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Añasco. Estévez is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) who served as mayor from 2009 to 2021. Tenure Jorge Estevens was mayor of Añasco for three terms. He won the 2016 election with 53% of the vote against Pablo Crespo, the PNP candidate, who won 44% of the vote. In 2020 he was defeated by the PNP candidate Kabir Solares who obtained 54% of the vote while Jorge Estevens obtained 39%. During his tenure the mayor's most recognized projects are the remodeling of the town square and the market Square. His administration also created the town's convention Center and a community Center in Dagüey. In 2019 Osvaldo Tubens a former candidate for mayor alleged the municipalities parks where not well maintained. In 2021 an investigation revealed that the municipal government had left multiple vehicles with simple issues rusting away resulting in a loss for the town. The incoming mayor als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Añasco, Puerto Rico
Añasco (, ), named after one of its settlers, Don Luis de Añasco, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage to the west, north of Mayagüez, and Las Marias; south of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca and west of San Sebastián and Las Marias. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Etymology and nicknames The name ''Añasco'' comes from Don Luis de Añasco, former owner of the land where the town and municipality were founded. This family name is of Spanish origin from the province of Extremadura. Some of the municipality's nicknames include: ''La ciudad donde los dioses mueren'' ("The city where gods die") and ''Los nativos'' ("the natives") are a reference to the legend of Spanish conquistador Diego Salcedo who according to the story was drowned by the indigenous Taíno in order to prove that the European colonizers were not immortal deities; and ''Pueblo del Hoja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
