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Francisco Ortiz de la Renta (c. 1726 – c. 1806) was a Teniente a guerra Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 January 1766 to 31 December 1800, when José Benítez took over the mayoral administration.


Background

Francisco Ortiz de la Renta was a descendant of the founder of San Germán, on the hills of Santa Marta, next to
Río Guanajibo The Guanajibo River ( es, Río Guanajibo) is a river that runs through Hormigueros, Cabo Rojo, Mayagüez, San Germán, and Sabana Grande in Puerto Rico. Flood control project In mid 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced i ...
, in 1573.Francisco Lluch Mora. ''Orígenes y Fundación de Ponce, y otras noticias relativas a su desarrollo urbano, demográfico y cultural (Siglos XVI-XIX). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. Segunda Edición. 2006. p. 39. As teniente a guerra, he was the administrative head of the municipality.


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 offi ...


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References


Further reading

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


External links


Guardia Civil española (c. 1898) (Includes military ranks in 1880s Spanish Empire.)
Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1720s births 1800s deaths Year of death uncertain Year of birth uncertain {{PuertoRico-politician-stub