José Benito Paz Falcón (c. 1800 – c. 1860) was one of five interim mayors of
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
, during the period of 14 February 1854 to 24 July 1854. The other four interim mayors during that six-month period were
Julio Duboc,
Escolástico Fuentes
Escolástico Fuentes (c. 1800 – c. 1860) was one of five interim mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico, during the period of 14 February 1854 to 24 July 1854. The other four interim mayors during that six-month period were Julio Duboc, Pablo Manf ...
,
Pablo Manfredi
Pablo Manfredi (c. 1800 – c. 1860) was one of five interim mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico, during the period of 14 February 1854 to 24 July 1854. The other four interim mayors during that six-month period were Julio Duboc, Escolástico Fuentes ...
, and
Antonio E. Molina.
Introduction to politics
In 1820, Paz Falcón had been part of the Ponce
ayuntamiento under mayor
Ortiz de la Renta where he performed as one of two ''Sindico procurador,'' some 34 years before he became mayor himself. In 1822, he was elected to serve as ''Diputado provincial'' (provincial representative).
[Eduardo Neumann Gandia. ''Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce.'' San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. 1913. p. 261.]
See also
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List of Puerto Ricans
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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
Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1800s births
1860s deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death uncertain
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