Francisco Romero (mayor)

Francisco Romero (ca. 1790 – ca. 1870) was an interim Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1847 and again in 1866.[6]

Francisco Romero
44th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1 July 1847[1] – 31 August 1847[2]
Preceded by	David Laporte
Succeeded by	Juan Lacot
66th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1 September 1866[3] – 31 October 1866 (?)[4]
Preceded by	Francisco Carreras
Succeeded by	Carlos Cabrera y Martínez
Personal details
Born	ca. 1790 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died	ca. 1870 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Profession	Landowner[5]

Background

Francisco Romero came to Puerto Rico from Venezuela around 1821 and settled in Ponce,[7] where he was a landowner.[8] In 1836, Romero had been one of a team of three assistants to Barrio Playa mayor,[lower-alpha 1] Sargent Rafael Muñoz, before becoming mayor of Ponce some 10 years later.[9]

First mayoral term (1847)

Romero was mayor of Ponce starting on 1 July 1847,[10] and ended his mayoral term around 31 August 1847[11] when Juan Lacot took over.

Second mayoral term (1866)

Romero was interim corregidor mayor of Ponce starting on 1 September 1866[12] and ending sometime around 31 October 1866[13] when another interim corregidor mayor, Carlos Cabrera y Martínez, took over.

References

1. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
2. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
3. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
4. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.278.
5. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 44.
6. Municipalities: Ponce: Mayors. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Accessed 20 May 2018.
7. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 13.
8. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 44.
9. Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe: Boceto histórico de la Playa de Ponce, desde sus primeros habitantes hasta principios del siglo XX.Lajas, Puerto Rico: Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISCO). 2017. p.70. ISBN 978-1547284931
10. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
11. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
12. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.
13. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p.276.

Notes

1. At that time, barrios had "mayors"; they were, however, not vested with legal authority and only had limited administrative authority.

See also

• List of Puerto Ricans
• List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico