Pedro Juan Rosaly Capó (21 April 1862 – 8 March 1912) was Mayor of

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from 23 December 1900 until 28 February 1901.

Political career

After the elections of 6 November 1900, Rosaly was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives as a representative by the District of Ponce. He joined three other representatives from Ponce and all from the

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Francisco Parra Capó Francisco Parra Capó (20 December 1871 – ca. 1945) was a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1921 to 1923. Early years Francisco Parra Capó was born in Ponce in 1867, the son of Francisco Parra Du ...

, Pedro Juan Besosa, Ulpiano R. Colom.

Hacendado and homeowner

Pedro Juan Rosaly is best remembered for having a magnificent residence (the Rosaly-Batiz House) built at the corner of Villa and Mendez Vigo streets by renowned architect

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and who, four years later, in 1904, himself became mayor of Ponce.

Banker and businessman

Rosaly became the president of

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in the 1940s and established the first branch outside Puerto Rico, in

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. In 1901, Rosaly became the first person to be granted a franchise to develop local and long-distance telephone service in Puerto Rico. The business plan, however, did not proceed as it was not approved by the president of the United States.''El libro de Puerto Rico: Capítulo X: Comercio, Finanzas y Comunicaciones: Telegraph, Telephone, and Cable Service.''
Manuel Rodriguez Braschi. (E. Fernandez Garcia, editor. Francis W. Hoadley & Eugenio Astol, editors. San Juan, Puerto Rico: El Libro Azul Publishing Company. 1923.) p. 711. Accessed 29 July 2019.

Death and legacy

Rosaly died in Ponce on 8 March 1912 and was buried at Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul. In Ponce, there is a

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development named after him.

Political career

Hacendado and homeowner

Banker and businessman

Death and legacy

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