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Demetrio Santaella (ca. 1807 – ca. 1887) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 22 January 1867 to 31 December 1868.


Mayoral term

While acting as the maximum civil authority in Ponce during most of the year in 1867 and the entire year in 1868, Santaella was titled a ''"
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"''. As such, he performed as the local administrative and judicial official in the municipality. The position of corregidor obligated him to act as representative of the royal jurisdiction over the "Villa de Ponce" and its municipal area. Santaella took over leadership of the town from Spanish Colonel Enrique O'Neil and, at the end of his term, handed over leadership to Spanish Colonel
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. Santaella mayored the city during the 1868 Spanish Revolution.Emilio Pasarell. ''Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico.'' Barcelona: M. Pareja. 1967. p.19.


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans *
List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico This is a list of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, the island's second largest and second most important city. From 1692 to 1840, the office of mayor in Ponce was filled either by local hacendados or by military office ...


References


Further reading

* Ramon Marin. ''Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce.'' Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.


External links


Guardia Civil espaƱola (c. 1898) (Includes military ranks in 1880s Spanish Empire.)
Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1800s births 1880s deaths Year of death uncertain Year of birth uncertain {{PuertoRico-politician-stub