Luis de Quixano y Font
Puerto Rican politician
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Luis de Quixano y Font[a] (c. 1810 - c. 1880) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 11 July 1863 to 23 June 1865.
Coronel Luis de Quixano y Font | |
|---|---|
| 63rd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 11 July 1863 – 23 June 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Hilarión Pérez Guerra |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Olazarra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1810 |
| Died | c. 1880 |
| Profession | Military |
Background
Quixano Font was a retired Spanish colonel that performed as corregidor mayor of Ponce. He was also an early propeller of the celebration of the fiestas patronales in Ponce.[1]
Mayoral term
Luis de Quixano y Font is best known for building the now-historic 65-kiosk Plaza del Mercado de Ponce in 1863.[2] [3] Occupying a full city block, this farmers' market was modeled after the Paris farmers' market.[4] Luis de Quixano is also credited with setting up the first lighting of the city, when he ordered the installation of 16 oil-based lampposts around Plaza Las Delicias in 1864.[5] Upon leaving his mayoral duties in Ponce on 23 June 1865, Quixano y Font became mayor of San German.[6][7]
See also
Notes
- Also written "Luis de Quijano y Font" (See Eduardo Neumann Gandia. Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p. 20.)
