José Mirelis
[Some sources erroneously spell his name "José Mileris". Here we follow the spelling given in the original 1913 work by Eduardo Neumann Gandia (See ''"Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce."'' 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p.279.), ''Puerto Rico Encyclopedia'' (See https://web.archive.org/web/20101123162620/http://enciclopediapr.org/ing/article.cfm?ref=09012901&page=3), and Neysa Rodriguez Deynes (See ''Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce.'' Gobierno Municipal Autonomo de Ponce. 2002, p.167.).] (ca. 1830 – ca. 1900) was
Mayor of
Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 May 1880 to 31 January 1881. He was a Spanish soldier with the rank of
colonel.
Mayoral term
During Mirelis's mayoral administration, on 25 September 1880, a fire took place destroying most of the older civil records (births, baptisms, marriages, etc.) of the Ponce parish. Also, on 17 June 1880, the trainway from Ponce to
La Playa was inaugurated, with service to the public starting the following 23 October 1880, both under the administration of mayor Mirelis.
[Socorro Girón. ''Ramon Marin y su Tiempo.'' In, ''Las fiestas populares de Ponce.'' Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994. p.22.]
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 ...
Notes
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
1830s births
1900s deaths
Year of death uncertain
Year of birth uncertain
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