Francisco Parra Duperón (1827–1899) born in

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is a city and the eighth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as ''La Sultana del Oeste'' (The Sultaness of the West), ''Ciudad de las Aguas Pura ...

, was a lawyer and banker. He became a lawyer at a young age and moved from Mayagüez to

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 16 ...

where he established his law practice. He was also one of the founders of the

Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (Ponce Credit and Savings Bank) was the first bank in Ponce, Puerto Rico,Teatro La Perla Teatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." The theater was na ...

, was built in May 1864 under his initiative and that of Pedro Garriga.

Legacy

The city of Ponce honored him by naming

Puerto Rico Highway 133 Puerto Rico Highway 133 (PR-133) is a major access road in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The road is 1.2 miles long and consists of three segments called (moving eastward) "Calle Comercio" (a.k.a. "Calle Francisco Parra Duperón"), "Avenida Cuatro Calles ...

"Francisco Parra Duperon Street" in his honor. There is also a school in Barrio

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named in his honor.

Personal life

Parra Duperon married Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas and they had two children, Pedro Juan Parra Capó and

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 became captain of the Seventh Brigade of the Ponce Municipal Fire Corps in 1899,Parque de Bombas de Ponce. Main Second Floor Exhibition Hall. Plaza Las Delicias. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2 March 2011. while Francisco became mayor of the city of Ponce.

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Puerto Rican businesspeople 1827 births 1899 deaths Burials at Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro 19th-century American businesspeople

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