José Javier Rodríguez (Florida)
José Javier Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Las Marías. Rodríguez is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor from 2013 to 2017. References Living people Mayors of places in Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians People from Las Marías, Puerto Rico Year of birth missing (living people) {{PuertoRico-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Las Marías (, ) is a Las Marías barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao; southeast of Añasco, Puerto Rico, Añasco; south of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, San Sebastián; east of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; and west of Lares, Puerto Rico, Lares. Las Marías is spread over 13 Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios and Las Marías barrio-pueblo, Las Marías Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). History Las Marías was founded on July 1, 1871. Don Benito Recio y Moreno was the acting mayor during the founding of Las Marías. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Las Marías was 11,279. On September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edwin Soto Santiago
Edwin Soto Santiago (born May 13, 1954) is a Puerto Rican politician who had served as the mayor of Las Marías since 2017, having held this position previously from 1997 until 2013. Soto is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). Early years and studies Edwin Soto Santiago was born in Barrio Maravilla of Las Marías on May 13, 1954. His parents are Germán Soto and Zoraida Santiago. Soto completed his elementary and high school studies in his hometown, graduating in 1971. He then enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez to obtain a degree in Agronomy. Professional career Soto began working at San Jorge Financial, and eventually became manager. He later worked as Area Supervisor for the firm. Political career Soto was first elected as Mayor of Las Marías at the 1996 general election. After that, he was elected three times (2000, 2004, and 2008). After 16 years as mayor, Soto was defeated at the 2012 general election by José Javier Rodrígue ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Popular Democratic Party Of Puerto Rico
The Popular Democratic Party (, PPD) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates to continue as a Commonwealth of the United States with self-governance. The party was founded in 1938 by dissidents from the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Liberal Party and the Union of Puerto Rico, Unionist Party and originally promoted policies on the Centre-left politics, centre-left.''Government / Brief history of elections in Puerto Rico.'' Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Retrieved 29 February 2012. In recent years, however, its leaders have described the party as centrism, centrist. As one of the long-standing parties on the island, the PPD has played a significant role in the history of Puerto Rico. In the early 1950s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Puerto Rican People
Puerto Ricans (), most commonly known as Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as '' Borinqueños'', '' Borincanos'', or '' Puertorros'', are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history. Puerto Ricans are predominately a tri-racial, Spanish-speaking, Christian society, descending in varying degrees from Indigenous Taíno natives, Southwestern European colonists, and West and Central African slaves, freedmen, and free Blacks. As citizens of a U.S. territory, Puerto Ricans have automatic birthright American citizenship, and are considerably influenced by American culture. The population of Puerto Ricans is between 9 and 10 million worldwide, with the overwhelming majority residing in Puerto Rico and mainland United States. Overview The culture held in common by most Puerto Ricans is referred to as a Western culture largely deriv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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Mayors Of Places In Puerto Rico
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) Politicians
Popular Democratic Party may refer to: * Popular Democratic Party (Dominican Republic) * Popular Democratic Party (France) * Popular Democratic Party (Lebanon) * Popular Democratic Party of Moldova *Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) The Popular Democratic Party (, PPD) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates to continue as a Commonwealth of the United States with self-governance. The party was founded in 1938 by dissidents from the Puerto Rican Liberal Party and ... * Popular Democratic Party (Ukraine) {{disambig, political ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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People From Las Marías, Puerto Rico
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |