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José Mercado (mayor)
Francisco José de Mercado (ca. 1762ca. 1842) was interim mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from early in 1822 to 31 December 1822. Background Mercado was the son of Joseph de Mercado, who was "Alcalde de la Santa Hermandad" in 1757 (San German) and ''teniente a guerra'' (Ponce) in 1763. Mayoral term While acting as the maximum civil authority in Ponce during 1822, Mercado was interim mayor. As such, he was finishing off José Molina's term as a constitutional mayor. Mercado took over leadership of the town from Jose Ortiz de la Renta and, at the end of his term, handed over leadership to Jose Ortiz de la Renta again. There are no Acts in the Municipality of Ponce for the period 1824 to 1834, affecting the period while he was mayor as well.Mariano Vidal Armstrong. ''Ponce: Notas para su Historia.'' San Juan, Puerto Rico. Second Edition 1986. p. 79. See also * List of Puerto Ricans * List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico This is a list of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico's so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Molina (mayor)
José Molina (Pseudonym, a.k.a. José Molinas) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1822. Biography Molina was born in Cataluña, Spain, around 1782. In 1827 he was a landowner and slave owner, and owned an hacienda. He lived in Ponce's Barrio Oeste (now [2018] known as Barrio Segundo). He married Petrona Villar, from Ponce, and had seven children: Maria Socorro (ca. 1813), Carmen (ca. 1821), Felicita (ca. 1823), Rita (ca. 1825), Margarita (ca. 1826), Jose Maria (ca. 1828), and Dolores (ca. 1829). Molina is best remembered for heading a collection of funds to be donated by well-to-do residents in Barrio Playa for the construction of a watch tower on the east side of Barrio Playa, at Point Peñoncillo, in order to add to the security of the Port of Ponce which, at the time, was being threatened by pirates. This collection was in response to concerns from military commander Ramon Gonzalez. References See also *Ponce, Puerto Rico *List of Puerto Ricans Mayors of Ponce, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |