Norberto Soto Figueroa

	Norberto Soto Figueroa Norberto Soto Figueroa is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Patillas. Soto is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 2013. He lost to Martiza Sánchez Neris in 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Soto Figueroa, Norberto Living people Mayors of places in Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians People from Patillas, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of Galician descent Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Patillas, Puerto Rico Patillas (, ) is a beach town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, south of San Lorenzo; west of Yabucoa and Maunabo; and east of Guayama and Arroyo. It is spread over 15 barrios and Patillas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Guayama Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Europeans had settled the area as early as 1760. There was, however, no permanent settlement until the town was officially founded in 1811. In 1841 a fire in Patillas killed a great many people. Patillas is located along the southeastern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico. There was an establishment of a sugar cane mill which took advantage of the agricultural potential the coastal valley provided. As this establishment provided a good source of income for the neighbors it also was the main reason for the town's foundation in 1811. Doña Adelina Cintrón, owner of "La Finca Patillas", donated almost of land for the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Benjamín Cintrón Lebrón Benjamín "Bengie" Cintrón Lebrón was a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Patillas. Cintrón was affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and served as mayor from 2001 to 2013. In 2011, Cintrón was investigated by the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico for allegedly misusing public funds. The complaints to Justice were presented by members of the Municipal Assembly of Patillas, who felt that Cintrón wasn't allowed to use certain funds to celebrate the patron saint festival. Later that year, the Evaluating Committee of the New Progressive Party disqualified Cintrón from running in the upcoming elections. The committee cited the investigation by Justice, as well as another investigation for sexual harassment, as the reasons to disqualify Cintrón. Cintrón appealed the decision and was allowed to run in the 2012 primaries. However, he was defeated by Cristóbal Colón Ruiz Cristóbal Colón Ruíz (born October 4, 1954) is a Puerto Rican politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maritza Sánchez Neris Maritza is a name of Spanish and German origin and may refer to: Maritza Correia (born 1981), Puerto Rican swimmer Maritza Olivares, Mexican actress Maritza Rodríguez, Colombian actress Maritza Salas (born 1975), Puerto Rican track and field athlete Maritza Sayalero (born 1961), Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder Sari Maritza (1910–1987), English actress See also Maritsa, longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans. Maritsa Iztok Complex, Bulgarian power complex ''Countess Maritza ''Gräfin Mariza'' (''Countess Maritza'') is an operetta in three acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna on 28 February 1924 at the Theater an ... '', English adaptation of Hungarian operetta ''Gräfin Mariza'' {{disambig, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Popular Democratic Party Of Puerto Rico The Popular Democratic Party ( es, Partido Popular Democrático, PPD) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates to continue as a Commonwealth of the United States with self-governance. The party was founded in 1938 by dissidents from the Puerto Rican Liberal Party and the Unionist Party and originally promoted policies on the center-left.''Government / Brief history of elections in Puerto Rico.'' Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Retrieved 29 February 2012. In recent years, however, its leaders have described the party as centrist . As one of the long-standing parties on the island, the PPD has played a sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Puerto Rican People Puerto Ricans ( es, Puertorriqueños; or boricuas) are the people of Puerto Rico, the inhabitants, and citizens of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and their descendants. Overview The culture held in common by most Puerto Ricans is referred to as a Western culture largely derived from the traditions of Spain, and more specifically Andalusia and the Canary Islands. Puerto Rico has also received immigration from other parts of Spain such as Catalonia as well as from other European countries such as France, Ireland, Italy and Germany. Puerto Rico has also been influenced by African culture, with many Puerto Ricans partially descended from Africans, though Afro-Puerto Ricans of unmixed African descent are only a significant minority. Also present in today's Puerto Ricans are traces (about 10-15%) of the aboriginal Taino natives that inhabited the island at the time of the European colonizers in 1493. Recent studies in population genetics have concluded that Puerto Rican gene poo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2020 Puerto Rican Municipal Elections The 2020 Puerto Rican municipal election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the mayors of the Municipalities of Puerto Rico, 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Puerto Rico, Governor, the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner, the Senate of Puerto Rico, Senate, and the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, House of Representatives. The winners were elected to a four-year term from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2025. While the Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico), Popular Democratic Party kept most of the municipalities, its majority went down from 45 to 41. A total of 26 municipalities flipped parties, including many party strongholds, like Aguadilla (32 years under New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico), PNP) and Humacao (20 years under Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico), PPD). Results Adjuntas Incumbent mayor Jaime Barlucea, Jaime Barlucea Maldonado won the PNP primary. Barlucea lost the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]