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List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico

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This is a list of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico's southern economic center, the island's second largest[1] and second most important city.[2][3]

From 1692 to 1840, the office of mayor[a] in Ponce was filled either by local hacendados or by military officers appointed by the governor, depending on whether the political situation on Spain at the time was that of a constitutional or an absolutist government.[4] From 1840 to 1870, mayors were oftentimes elected by the municipal council, whose members were called regidores. In 1870, political parties were created for the first time and municipal officials were elected by the people at large, and the mayor, as well as the members of the municipal council, would belong to one of the two parties active, either the Partido Liberal Reformista or the Partido Incondicional Español.[5] With the advent of the American political system in Puerto Rico after the American invasion of 1898, the mayor was elected by popular vote, which is the system still (2019) in place.

Ponce's first[b] mayor was Don Pedro Sánchez de Mathos, in 1692, appointed by governor Juan Robles de Lorenzana. Ponce elected its first mayor (as well as its first Municipal Assembly) on 20 September 1812.[6] Its first elected mayor was José Ortiz de la Renta, who took office in 1812. Ortiz de la Renta occupied the post of mayor on eight occasions between 1812 and 1846. The current mayor is Marlese Sifre Rodríguez, from the Partido Popular Democratico, in office since 2 November 2023[7].

Throughout the centuries the Ponce municipal heads of government listed here as "mayors" may have held titles different from the modern title of "Mayor".[c] Some of the other titles held were Teniente a guerra, Corregidor, Alcalde mayor, Alcalde ordinario, Justicia mayor, Alcalde constitucional, Alcalde en propiedad, Alcalde real ordinario, and Comandante militar. Regardless of the titles held, the people listed here were the maximum civil authority at the municipal level. In the lists that follow, "Alcalde" refers to the Spanish colonial position attained via election by the regidores (council members) of the municipal council, and refers to someone who had both judicial and administrative functions. "Mayor", on the other hand, refers to a local executive, elected by the people, with administrative functions only.

18th century

Source: Eduardo Neumann Gandía,[8] Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico,[9] and Neysa Rodríguez Deynes.[10]

More information #, Name ...
# Name In office Position held Political party[d]
1Pedro Sánchez de Mathos1692[11] – 1701[12]Teniente a guerra[13]N/A
2Dámaso de Toro1701[14] – 1706[15]Teniente a guerra[16]N/A
3Aurelio Juan Ramírez de Arellano1706[17] – 1710[18]Teniente a guerra[19]N/A
4Joseph de Toro1710[20] – ?Teniente a guerra[21]N/A
5Francisco Ortíz de la Renta1766Teniente a guerra[22]N/A
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19th century

Sources: Eduardo Neumann Gandía,[23] Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico,[24] and Neysa Rodríguez Deynes.[25]

More information #, Name ...
# Name In office Position held[26] Political party[e]
6José Benítez1 January 1800 – 31 December 1811[27]Teniente a guerra[28]N/A
7José Ortíz de la Renta[f]1 January 1812 – 31 December 1813[29]Alcalde constitucionalN/A
8José de Toro[g]1 January 1814 – 31 December 1814[30]Teniente a guerraN/A
9José Ortíz de la Renta[h]1 January 1815 – 2 January 1816[31]Teniente a guerraN/A
10Alejandro Ordóñez3 January 1816[32] – 31 December 1818[33]Teniente justicia mayorN/A
11Juan Dávila1 January 1819[34] – 31 December 1819[35]Alcalde ordinarioN/A
12Francisco Vassallo[i]1 January 1820[36] – ca. 2 May 1820[37]Comandante militar and alcalde[j]N/A
13Joaquín Martínezca. 2 May 1820[38] – ca. 3 June 1820[39]Alcalde ordinarioN/A
14José de Toro[k]ca. 3 June 1820[40] – ? 1820Alcalde ordinarioN/A
15José Ortíz de la Renta[l]? 1820 – 31 December 1820[41]Alcalde constitucionalN/A
16José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta[m]1 January 1821[42] – ?Alcalde constitucionalN/A
17Joaquín Tellechea? 1821 – ? 1821Alcalde constitucional (interim)N/A
18José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta[n]? 1821 – 31 December 1821Alcalde constitucionalN/A
19José Molina1 January 1822[43] – ? 1822Alcalde constitucionalN/A
20José Mercado? 1822 – 31 December 1822[44]Alcalde constitucional (interim)N/A
21José Ortíz de la Renta[o]1 January 1823[45] – 31 December 1825[46]Alcalde propietarioN/A
22Tomás Pérez Guerra1 January 1826[47] – 31 December 1826[48]Alcalde real ordinarioN/A
23Julián Villodas1 January 1827[49] – 31 December 1830[50]Teniente a guerraN/A
24Tomás de Renovales1 January 1831[51] – 31 December 1831[52]Alcalde[53]N/A
25Francisco Vassallo[p]1 January 1832 – 31 December 1832Comandante militar and alcalde[q]N/A
26Antonio Toro1 January 1833 – 31 December 1835Alcalde[54]N/A
27Antonio Albizu1 January 1836[55] – ? 1836[56]Teniente alcalde[57]N/A
28Juan de Dios Conde[r]? 1836[58][59] – 31 December 1836[60]AlcaldeN/A
29José Ortíz de la Renta[s]1 January 1837[61] – 31 December 1837[62]AlcaldeN/A
30Patricio Colón1 January 1838[63] – 31 December 1838[64]Alcalde[65]N/A
31Juan de Dios Conde[t]1 January 1839[66] – 31 December 1839[67]Alcalde[68]N/A
32Salvador de Vives[u]1 January 1840[69] – 5 January 1842[70]AlcaldeN/A
33José Ortíz de la Renta[v]6 January 1842 – 31 December 1842AlcaldeN/A
34Juan Rondón1 January 1843[71] – ? 1843[72]AlcaldeN/A
35José Ortíz de la Renta[w]? 1843 - 31 December 1843PropietarioN/A
36Bonifacio Martínez de Baños[73]1 January 1844 – 31 December 1844Alcalde[74][x]N/A
37Salvador de Vives[y]1 January 1844[75] – 24 November 1845[76]Alcalde en propiedadN/A
38Antonio Corro[z]25 November 1845[77] – 30 November(?) 1845Alcalde (interim)N/A
39José Zaldo1 December(?) 1845 – 31 December 1845[78]Alcalde (interim)N/A
40Antonio Corro[aa]1 January 1846[79] – 31 March 1846[80]Alcalde (interim)N/A
41José Ortíz de la Renta[ab]1 April 1846[81] – 30 June 1846[82]AlcaldeN/A
42José de Jesús Fernández1 July 1846[83] – 31 December 1846[84]AlcaldeN/A
43David Laporte1 January 1847[85] – 30 June 1847[86]AlcaldeN/A
44Francisco Romero[ac]1 July 1847[87] – 31 August 1847[88]AlcaldeN/A
45Juan Lacot1 September 1847[89] – 31 September 1848[90]AlcaldeN/A
46José María Quesada1 October 1848 – 31 December 1848[91]AlcaldeN/A
47Juan Prats[ad]1 January 1849[92] – 30 June 1849[93]AlcaldeN/A
48Esteban Vidal1 July 1849[94] – 30 September 1849[95]AlcaldeN/A
49Juan Prats[ae]1 October 1849[96] – 31 December 1849[97]AlcaldeN/A
50Flavius Dede1 January 1850[98] – 31 March 1850[99]AlcaldeN/A
51Coronel Antonio Fortún[100]1 April 1850[101] – 8 January 1851[102]CorregidorN/A
52Manuel Cedeño de Poveda9 January 1851[103] – 23 April 1851[104]CorregidorN/A
53Guillermo Neumann23 April 1851[105] – 30 September 1851[106]CorregidorN/A
54Coronel Vicente Julbe1 October 1851[107] – 14 February 1854[108]CorregidorN/A
55Julio Duboc14 February 1854(?) – 14 March 1854(?)[109]Alcalde (interim)N/A
56Escolástico Fuentes14 March 1854(?) – 14 April 1854(?)[110]Alcalde (interim)N/A
57Pablo Manfredi14 April 1854(?) – 14 May 1854(?)[111]Alcalde (interim)N/A
58José Benito Paz Falcón14 May 1854(?) – 14 June 1854(?)[112]Alcalde (interim)N/A
59Antonio E. Molina14 June 1854(?) – 23 July 1854(?)[113]Alcalde (interim)N/A
60Coronel Félix O'Neill24 July 1854 – 31 August 1856[114]Comandante militarN/A
61Pedro Juan Capó1 September 1856[115] – 31 December 1856[116]CorregidorN/A
62Hilarión Pérez Guerra1 January 1857[117] – 11 July 1863[118]CorregidorN/A
63Coronel Luis de Quixano y Font11 July 1863 – 23 June 1865[119]CorregidorN/A
64Francisco Olazarra23 June 1865[120] – 31 December 1865[121]CorregidorN/A
65Francisco Carreras1 January 1866 – 31 August 1866[122]CorregidorN/A
66Francisco Romero[af]1 September 1866[123] – 31 October 1866 (?)Corregidor (interim)N/A
67Carlos Cabrera y Martínez1 November 1866 (?) – 1 December 1866[124]Corregidor (interim)N/A
68Coronel Enrique O'Neil1 December 1866[125] – 21 January 1867[126]CorregidorN/A
69Demetrio Santaella21 January 1867[127] – 31 December 1868[128]CorregidorN/A
70Coronel Elicio Berriz[ag]1 January 1869 – 11 May 1870[129]Comandante militarN/A
71Vicente Pérez Valdivieso11 May 1870[130] – 27 July 1871[131]Alcalde-
72Miguel Arribas28 July 1871[132] – 31 December 1871[133]Alcalde-
73Coronel Elicio Berriz[ah]1 January 1872[134] – 31 January 1872 (?)Comandante militar-
74Francisco Arce y Romero1 February 1872 (?) – 28 February 1872 (?)Corregidor (interim)-
75Alejandro Albizu1 March 1872 (?) – 26 September 1872[135]Corregidor (interim)-
76Juan Cortada y Quintana27 September 1872[136] – 4 February 1874[137]Alcalde popular-
77Pedro Rosalí4 February 1874[138] – 5 May 1874[139]Alcalde-
78Rafael León y García5 May 1874[140] – 28 April 1875[141]Alcalde-
79Coronel Serafín Donderis28 April 1875[142] – 31 March 1876[143]Alcalde-
80Juan José Cartagena[ai]1 April 1876[144] – 4 July 1879[145]Alcalde-
81Coronel Lucas Jiménez4 July 1879[146] – 30 April 1880[147]Alcalde-
82Coronel José Mirelis1 May 1880[148] – 31 January 1881[149]Alcalde delegado-
83Juan José Cartagena[aj]1 February 1881[150] – 31 October 1881[151]Alcalde-
84Andrés Caparrós y García1 October 1881[152] – 28 September 1882[153]Alcalde-
85Máximo de Meana y Guridi[154]28 September 1882 – 31 May 1884[155]Alcalde delegadoIncondicional Español[156]
86Rafael de Zárate y Sequera11 June 1884[157][ak] – 16 July 1886[158]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[159]
87Ramón Elices Montes16 July 1886[160] – 31 May 1887[161]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[162]
88Ermelindo Salazar[163]1 June 1887 – 10 July 1887Alcalde-
89Fernando Diez de Ulzurrún y Somellera[note 1]10 July 1887[164] – 4 January 1888[165]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[166]
90Juan de Ponte5 January 1888[167] – 4 April 1888[168]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[169]
91Vicente de Soliveres y Miera5 April 1888[170] – 19 March 1889[171][al]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[172]
92Miguel Rosich y Más[am]8 May 1889[173] – 31 March 1890[174]AlcaldeLiberal Reformista[175][an]
93Carlos Eusebio de Ayo12 April 1890[176] – 2 January 1893[177]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[178]
94Comandante José de Nouvilas de Vilar3 January 1893[179] – 9 August 1894[180]Comandante militarIncondicional Español[181]
95Eduardo Armstrong10 August 1894[182] – 3 May 1895[183]AlcaldeLiberal Reformista[184][ao]
96Félix Saurí y Vivas13 May 1895[185] – 11 July 1895[186]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[187]
97Juan José Potous12 July 1895[188] – 10 May 1896[189]AlcaldeIncondicional Español[190]
98Comandante Luis Alvarado y González[191]11 May 1896[192] – 28 March 1897[193]Comandante militarIncondicional Español[194]
99Miguel Rosich y Más[ap]29 March 1897[195] - 8 December 1897[196]AlcaldeLiberal Reformista[197][aq]
100Luis Gautier9 December 1897[198] – 20 June 1898Alcalde-
101Ulpiano Colóm8 July 1898[199][200][ar] – 8 November 1898[201]Alcalde-
102José Lloréns Echevarría8 November 1898[202] – 10 November 1898[203]Alcalde-
103Luis Porrata Doria11 November 1898[204] – 12 September 1899Alcalde-
104Major Albert L. Myer12 September 1899 – 1899Comandante militar-
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20th century

More information #, Name ...
# Name In office Position held Political party
105 Pedro Juan Rosaly 23 December 1900 – 28 February 1901 Mayor Republican[205][as]
106 José de Guzmán Benítez 28 February 1901 – 2 January 1902 Mayor Republican[206][207][at]
107 Enrique Chevalier[208] 2 January 1902 – 2 January 1903 Mayor Republican[209][au]
108 Antonio Arias 2 January 1903 – 1 January 1904 Mayor Republican[av]
109 Manuel V. Domenech 2 January 1904 – 1 January 1905 Mayor Republican[210][aw]
110 Luis P. Valdivieso 2 January 1905 – 1 January 1906 Mayor Union[211][ax]
111 Santiago Oppenheimer 2 January 1906 – 1 January 1907 Mayor Union[212][ay]
112 Simón Moret Gallart 2 January 1907 – 1 January 1915 Mayor Union[213][az]
113 Rafael Rivera Esbrí 2 January 1915 – 1 January 1917 Mayor Union[214][ba]
114 Luis Yordán Dávila 2 January 1917 – 1 January 1918 Mayor Union[215][bb]
115 Rodulfo del Valle 2 January 1918 – 1 January 1921 Mayor Union[216][bc]
116 Francisco Parra Capó 2 January 1921 – 1 January 1924 Mayor Popular ("El Ligao")[217][bd]
117 Abelardo Aguilú, Jr. 2 January 1924 – 1 January 1925 Mayor Popular ("El Ligao")[218][be]
118 Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso 2 January 1925 – 2 January 1929 Mayor Alianza[219][bf]
119 Emilio Fagot 2 January 1929 – 2 January 1933 Mayor Republican[bg]
120 Blas Oliveras 2 January 1933 – 2 January 1937 Mayor Republican[bh]
121 José Tormos Diego 2 January 1937 – 2 January 1941 Mayor Republican[bi]
122 Andrés Grillasca Salas 2 January 1941 – 9 May 1956[220][221] Mayor PPD[222][223]
123 José Dapena Laguna 9 November 1956[224][225] – 1 January 1957 Mayor PPD[226]
124 Carlos Juan Cintrón 2 January 1957 – 2 January 1961 Mayor PPD[227]
125 Juan Luis Boscio 2 January 1961 – 2 January 1965 Mayor PPD[228]
126 Eduardo Ruberté Bisó 2 January 1965 – 2 January 1969 Mayor PPD[229]
127 Juan H. Cintrón García 2 January 1969 – 2 January 1973[230] Mayor PNP[231]
128 Luis A. Morales 2 January 1973 – 2 January 1977 Mayor PPD[232]
129 José G. Tormos Vega 2 January 1977 – 22 February 1984[233] Mayor PNP[234]
130 José Dapena Thompson 22 February 1984[235] – ?? October 1988[236] Mayor PNP[237]
131 Iván Ayala Cádiz December 1988 – 2 January 1989[238] Mayor PNP[239]
132 Rafael Cordero Santiago 2 January 1989 – 2 January 2000 Mayor PPD[240]
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21st century

More information #, Name ...
# Name In office Position held Political party
132 Rafael Cordero Santiago 2 January 2000 – 17 January 2004 Mayor PPD[241]
133 Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago 17 January 2004 – 2 January 2005 Mayor (Interim) PPD[242]
134 Francisco Zayas Seijo 2 January 2005 – 2 January 2009 Mayor PPD[243]
135 Maria "Mayita" Meléndez Altieri 12 January 2009 – 11 January 2021 Mayor PNP[244]
136 Luis Manuel Irizarry Pabón 11 January 2021 – 2 November 2023[245][bj] Mayor PPD[246]
137 Marlese Sifre Rodríguez 2 November 2023[247] – present Mayor PPD[248]
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Other mayors

Following is a list of other Ponce mayors according to Enciclopedia Puerto Rico but which are not accounted for in the 1913 historical account by Eduardo Neumann Gandía, Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce: Desde sus Primitivos Tiempos hasta la Época Contemporánea. Source: Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico.[249] Some of the names in this list (such as Tomás de Renovales, Francisco Vassallo and Antonio Toro) are listed in Neumann's book, but not for the additional time periods indicated in Enciclopedia Puerto Rico (and, thus, in the table that follows). The positions held are all generically listed as "Alcalde" as a placeholder; but, at least for some of them, based on the time periods Enciclopedia Puerto Rico states they served, likely held a title other than "Alcalde".

More information #, Name ...
# Name In office Position held Political party
A Juan A. Ramírez de Arellano 1692 Alcalde N/A
B Tomás de Renovales 1831 Alcalde N/A
C Francisco Vassallo 1832 Alcalde N/A
D Antonio Toro 1833 Alcalde N/A
D Bonifacio Martínez de Baños 1844 Alcalde N/A
E Guillermo Oppenheimer[bk] 1852 Alcalde N/A
F Miguel Luchetti 1852 Alcalde N/A
G Pedro de Oña y García 1853 Alcalde N/A
H José Pelligero de Lama 1853 Alcalde N/A
I Eugenio López-Bustamante 1854 Alcalde N/A
J Leonardo de Campos 1866 Alcalde N/A
K Pedro Diz-Romero 1866 Alcalde N/A
L Francisco Arce y Romero 1867 Alcalde N/A
M Nicasio de Navascués y Asia 1868 Alcalde N/A
N Jacobo de Araoz y Balmaceda 1868 Alcalde N/A
O Recaredo Canejo y Custodio 1869 Alcalde N/A
P Manuel Vidal y González 1871 Alcalde -
Q Inocencio Vallenilla 1872 Alcalde -
R Manuel Vidal y González 1873 Alcalde -
S Teodoro Capó 1873 Alcalde -
T Juan Germán-Prats 1874 Alcalde -
U Rosendo Aquíles-Colón 1880 Alcalde -
V Ermelindo Salazar 1880 Alcalde -
W Rosendo Aquíles-Colón 1881 Alcalde -
X Salvador de Vives 1883 Alcalde -
Y Juan Mayoral 1883 Alcalde -
Z Ángel Fernández 1893 Alcalde -
AA Félix Saurí Vivas 1893 Alcalde -
AB Angel Fernández 1897 Alcalde -
AC Félix Saurí y Vivas 1897 Alcalde -
AD Luis Porrata-Doría 1897 Alcalde -
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Pre-1692 mayors

Historians Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez (De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada a la historia de los orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. 2015. p. 31.) and Francisco Lluch Mora (Orígenes y Fundación de Ponce. 2006, p. 101.) allude to various other Ponce municipal magistrates in the years preceding 1692. Among them are Juan de Quiñones (Lluch Mora), and Juan Quiñones, Pedro Sanchez, Juan Joseph Ortiz, and Andres Martinez de Quiñones (Oquendo Rodriguez).

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Socorro Girón (1992) spells Fernando Diez de Ulzurrún y Somellera's name differently ("Fernando Díez de Ulzurrum y Somellers", note the 3 differences, not just one), in "Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina", page 231. However, Eduardo Neumann Gandía (1913), in "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce" page 279, spells it "Fernando Diez de Ulzurrum y Somellera" (note the 2 differences, not just one). In this article, it is spelled consistent with the spelling found in the oldest source available, Felix Pubill's La Administración Municipal de Ponce. (1900).

Footnotes

  1. [a]
    The maximum civil authority in Ponce was not always called "mayor" (or, more precisely, Alcalde). Different names were used including Teniente a guerra, Corregidor, Alcalde mayor, Alcalde ordinario, Justicia mayor, Alcalde constitucional, Alcalde en propiedad, Alcalde real ordinario, and Comandante militar.
  2. [b]
    In 2017, Eli D. Oquendo Rodríguez published the findings of his research about Ponce mayors in the period between 1600 and 1799. He states that Pedro Sanchez de Mathos was, in fact, not the first mayor of Ponce and that he may have been mayor much earlier than the 1692 date usually attributed him. Oquendo Rodríguez states that Ponce had at least three other mayors during this period: Don Pedro Martin Rodríguez Valverde (1683-1692), Don Pedro Rodríguez Guzman (1692-1748), and Don Pedro Rodríguez Pacheco (1748-1752). In addition, Don Phelipe de Santiago Pagan (1680, and 1687-1688) and Don Alberto de Rivera y Quiñones [Capitan a Guerra] (1690-1691) were mayors on an interim basis. See Eli D. Oquendo Rodríguez . De Criadero a Partido: Ojeada de la Historia de los Origenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. First Edition. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Editorial Akelarre. 2015. ISBN 1516895487. Pages 102-105.
  3. [c]
    Titles differed not only due to changing political conditions in Spain (e.g., constitutional vs. non-constitutional governments) but also due to the manner how the person came to hold the position (e.g., appointed by the King or by the Provincial Governor vs. elected by the municipal council or municipal assembly or the political party vs. elected by the people at large).
  4. [d]
    There were no political parties in Puerto Rico until 1870. See, Socorro Giron. Ramon Marin y su Tiempo. In, Ramon Marin's Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994. p. 16.
  5. [e]
    There were no political parties in Puerto Rico until 1870. See, Socorro Giron. Ramon Marin y su Tiempo. In, Ramon Marin's Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994. p. 16.
  6. [f]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #9, #15, #21, #29, #33, #35, and #41
  7. [g]
    José de Toro was also Mayor #14
  8. [h]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #15, #21, #29, #33, #35, and #41
  9. [i]
    Francisco Vassallo was also Mayor #25
  10. [j]
    According to Eduardo Neumann Gandia, Francisco Vassallo performed as "Comandante militar and Alcalde" from 1 January 1820 to ca. 2 May 1820.
  11. [k]
    José de Toro was also Mayor #8
  12. [l]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #9, #21, #29, #33, #35, and #41
  13. [m]
    José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #18
  14. [n]
    José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #16
  15. [o]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #9, #15, #29, #33, #35, and #41
  16. [p]
    Francisco Vassallo was also Mayor #12
  17. [q]
    According to Eduardo Neumann Gandia, Francisco Vassallo performed as "Comandante militar and Alcalde" from 1 January 1820 to ca. 2 May 1820.
  18. [r]
    Juan de Dios Conde was also Mayor #31
  19. [s]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #9, #15, #21, #33, #35, and #41
  20. [t]
    Juan de Dios Conde was also Mayor #28
  21. [u]
    Salvador de Vives was also Mayor #37
  22. [v]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #9, #15, #21, #29, #35, and #41
  23. [w]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #9, #15, #21, #29, #33, and #41
  24. [x]
    La Gaceta de Puerto Rico uses the term "Alcalde mayor" for Bonifacio Martínez de Baños, which may have been a way of differentiating him from the then-existing alcaldes de barrio (community mayors)
  25. [y]
    Salvador de Vives was also Mayor #32
  26. [z]
    Antonio Corro was also Mayor #40
  27. [aa]
    Antonio Corro was also Mayor #38
  28. [ab]
    José Ortíz de la Renta was also Mayor #7, #9, #15, #21, #29, #33, and #35
  29. [ac]
    Francisco Romero was also Mayor #66
  30. [ad]
    Juan Prats was also Mayor #49
  31. [ae]
    Juan Prats was also Mayor #47
  32. [af]
    Francisco Romero was also Mayor #44
  33. [ag]
    Elicio Berriz was also Mayor #73
  34. [ah]
    Elicio Berriz was also Mayor #70
  35. [ai]
    Juan José Cartagena was also Mayor #83
  36. [aj]
    Juan José Cartagena was also Mayor #80
  37. [ak]
    There was an apparent gap in mayoral service between Meana y Guridi leaving the mayor's office and De Zárate y Sequera taking over
  38. [al]
    There is an apparent gap in mayoral service from Vicente de Solivares y Miera's leaving office on 19 March 1889 and Miguel Rosich y Más taking office on 8 May 1889
  39. [am]
    Miguel Rosich y Más was also Mayor #99
  40. [an]
    Félix Pubill (La Administración Municipal de Ponce, p. 1) calls Rosich y Mas "primer alcalde popular" (first popular mayor) and states (p. 47) the opposition, represented by incoming governor Lasso and mayor Ayo, was the "Partido Incondicional [Español]". Since there were only two political parties at the time, the conclusion is that by "first alcalde popular" he actually means first alcalde from the Partido Liberal Reformista.
  41. [ao]
    Félix Pubill (La Administración Municipal de Ponce, p. 1) calls Rosich y Mas "primer alcalde popular" (first popular mayor) and states (p. 47) the opposition, represented by incoming governor Lasso and mayor Ayo, was the "Partido Incondicional [Español]." Since there were only two political parties at the time, the conclusion is that by "primer alcalde popular" he actually meant first alcalde from the Partido Liberal Reformista.
  42. [ap]
    Miguel Rosich y Más was also Mayor #92
  43. [aq]
    Félix Pubill (La Administración Municipal de Ponce, p. 1) calls Rosich y Mas "primer alcalde popular" (first popular mayor) and states (p. 47) the opposition, represented by incoming governor Lasso and mayor Ayo, was the "Partido Incondicional [Español]". Since there were only two political parties at the time, the conclusion is that by "first alcalde popular" he actually means first alcalde from the Partido Liberal Reformista.
  44. [ar]
    There is an apparent break in mayoral service from Luis Gautier's mayoral term termination on 20 June 1898 to Ulpiano Colom's mayoral start on 8 July 1898
  45. [as]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120, Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1900 Ponce municipal elections (a.k.a., "Elecciones de los 100 días", the 100 days elections) were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 65.1% of votes cast, and the 1900 regular municipal elections were won by the PRP with 99.9% of the votes cast.
  46. [at]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1900 Ponce municipal elections (a.k.a., "Elecciones de los 100 días", the 100 days elections) were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 65.1% of votes cast, and the 1900 regular municipal elections were won by the PRP with 99.9% of the votes cast.
  47. [au]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1900 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 99.9% of votes cast.
  48. [av]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1902 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 59.1% of votes cast.
  49. [aw]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992.), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1902 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 59.1% of votes cast.
  50. [ax]
    Note: Historian Eli D. Oquendo-Rodríguez categorically states Valdiveso was a Republican (See, Eli D. Oquendo-Rodríguez. Pablo L. Crespo-Vargas, editor. A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce - Desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX. First edition. June 2017. Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico (CEISCO). Lajas, Puerto Rico. Page 226. ISBN 978-1547284931.), which appears to be an error since political historian Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1904 Ponce municipal elections (which led to the 1905 mayoral term) were won by the Union Party, which received 60.9% of votes cast.
  51. [ay]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992.), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1904 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Union of Puerto Rico party with the 60.9% of votes cast.
  52. [az]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992.), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1906, 1908, 1910, and 1912 Ponce municipal elections were won by Union of Puerto Rico party with the 65.7%, 65.3%, 63.6%, and 64.1% of votes cast, respectively. The 1914 elections were also won by the Union Party with 49.9% of the votes cast vs. Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño's 46.6% of votes.
  53. [ba]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992.), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1914 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Union Party with 49.9% of the votes cast vs. Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño's 46.6% of votes.
  54. [bb]
    Note: In his Estadísticas de las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992.), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1914 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Union Party with 49.9% of the votes cast vs. Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño's 46.6% of votes.
  55. [bc]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1917 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Union of Puerto Rico party with 50.9% of votes cast.
  56. [bd]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1920 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Union of Puerto Rico party with 44.6% of votes cast vs 29.5% of votes cast for the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño.
  57. [be]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1924 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Alianza Puertorriqueña party with 62.8% of votes cast vs 17.9% of votes cast for the Partido Socialista de Puerto Rico and 13.9% for Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño.
  58. [bf]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1924 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Alianza Puertorriqueña party with 62.8% of votes cast vs 17.9% of votes cast for the Partido Socialista de Puerto Rico and 13.9% for Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño.
  59. [bg]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1928 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 59.5% of votes cast.
  60. [bh]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1932 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 51.5% of votes cast.
  61. [bi]
    In his Estadísticas del las Elecciones Municipales de Puerto Rico (1900-1988), (Comisión Estatal de Elecciones. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 1992), page 120), Fernando Bayron Toro, shows the 1936 Ponce municipal elections were won by the Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño with the 52.4% of votes cast.
  62. [bj]
    Irizarry Pabón was suspended from his mayoral role on 2 November 2023 by the president of the PPD political party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, after Irizarry Pabón was accused of corruption by Puerto Rico's Panel del Fiscal Especial Independiente (Special Independent Prosecutor's Panel) (See Tribunal Apelativo confirma suspensión de Luis Irizarry Pabón como alcalde de Ponce: Luis Irizarry Pabón acudió al Foro para apelar la determinación del PFEI de suspenderlo de sus funciones. Metro Puerto Rico. 15 November 2023. Accessed 19 April 2024. Archived.) and a hearing judge in Ponce issued a bench warrant for his arrest on 31 October 2023. (See Causa para arresto contra alcalde de Ponce: Contra el alcalde se presentaron cuatro cargos por parte del PFEI. Metro Puerto Rico. 31 October 2023. Accessed 19 April 2024. Archived.) The PFEI had acted upon the April 2023 recommendation of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. (See Causa para arresto contra alcalde de Ponce: Contra el alcalde se presentaron cuatro cargos por parte del PFEI. Metro Puerto Rico. 31 October 2023. Accessed 19 April 2024. Archived.)
  63. [bk]
    Citing Archivo General de Puerto Rico (AGPR, Protocolos Notariales-Ponce, Leonardo Morel, 1833, Vol. 1, ff. 135-135v) and Archivo Histórico de Ponce (c. 52-A, leg. 54, exp. 1. Padrón de Población, 1838), Francisco Antonio Scarano states Guillermo G. Oppenheimer was born in Germany and came to Puerto Rico from the United States. See "Sugar and slavery in Puerto Rico: the municipality of Ponce, 1815-1849." Appendix A: "On the National Origin of the Hacendados." page 445. Ph. D. Thesis. Columbia University. 1978.

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