Salvador de Vives
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Salvador de Vives Rodó (1784 – 24 November 1845[7]), also known as Salvador Vives, was a Puerto Rican hacendado and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 January 1840 to 5 January 1842[8][9] and then again from 1 January 1844 to 24 November 1845. His son, Carlos Vives, was a member of the Ponce Municipal Assembly.[10][11]
Salvador de Vives Rodó | |
|---|---|
| 32nd Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1 January 1840 – 5 January 1842[1] | |
| Preceded by | Juan de Dios Conde |
| Succeeded by | José Ortíz de la Renta |
| 37th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1844 – 24 November 1845[2] | |
| Preceded by | Bonifacio Martinez de Banos |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Corro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1784 |
| Died | 24 November 1845 (aged 60–61) Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse | Isabel Diaz[4] |
| Children | Carlos[5][6] |
| Profession | Hacendado |
Background
Vives Rodó was the son of Quirse Vives and Ana Maria Rodó.[12] He was a wealthy coffee plantation owner who established the now historic Hacienda Buena Vista.[13]
First mayoral term (1840)
In 1840, Vives named the two central plazas in downtown Ponce "Plaza Las Delicias"; up to that point the two plazas were called Plaza Mayor (which came to be known as Plaza Degetau) and Paseo de la Alameda (which was later renamed Plaza Munoz Rivera).[14] Also, under Vives' administration as mayor, the Ponce City Hall was built in 1842. De Vives trusted the design of City Hall to prominent architect Francisco Gil Capó.[15] The trees in Plaza Las Delicias are due to De Vives' direction.[16]
Second mayoral term (1844)
Vives also led the city as mayor from 1 January 1844 until his death on 24 November 1845.[17]
Legacy
One of Ponce's main thoroughfares (Calle Vives) is named after him. "The street was named by proclamation of the city council in 1863."[18]