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Andrés Caparrós García

Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andrés Caparrós García (c. 1825 – c. 1900) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 October 1881[3] to 28 September 1882.[4][5][6]

Preceded byJuan José Cartagena
Succeeded byMaximo de Meana y Guridi
Bornca. 1825
Diedca. 1900
Quick facts 84th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Preceded by ...
Andrés Caparrós García
84th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1 October 1881[1] – 28 September 1882[2]
Preceded byJuan José Cartagena
Succeeded byMaximo de Meana y Guridi
Personal details
Bornca. 1825
Diedca. 1900
ProfessionPolitician
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Mayoral term

Caparrós García is best remembered because during his mayoral administration the city of Ponce came to be called "la villa de los jíbaros progresistas" (village of the progressive jíbaros).[7] His term ended on 28 September 1882, when he went to San Juan to become mayor there.[8]

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