Pedro Juan Capó was
Mayor of
Ponce, Puerto Rico, from September 1856 to December 1856.
Biography
Capó was one of the major
landlords in the
municipality of
Santa Isabel. In Santa Isabel, Capó owned both lands and the slaves to work them. He owned
hacienda
An ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or ''finca''), similar to a Roman ''latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), ...
''El Destino'' (The Destiny), one of the few haciendas which, as of 2008, still existed in good condition. The hacienda is located in Santa Isabel's
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
Jauca.
''Terratenientes Extranjeros en Santa Isabel.'' Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. Melvin Rivera Valazquez. 27 January 2008.
Retrieved 28 November 2009.
References
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 ...
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent
Mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico
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