Pedro Juan Rosaly

Pedro Juan Rosaly Capó (21 April 1862 – 8 March 1912) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 23 December 1900 until 28 February 1901.[8]

Pedro Juan Rosaly
Mayor Pedro J. Rosaly
105th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 23 December 1900 – 28 February 1901
Preceded by	Albert L. Myer
Succeeded by	José de Guzmán Benítez
Personal details
Born	21 April 1862[1] Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Died	8 March 1912 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Spouse(s)	Enriqueta Cabrera Paz (1871 – 19 Dec 1961)[2][3]
Children	Sarah Albizu, aka, Sara Rosaly Cabreara (1891–1980), Pedro Juan Rosaly Cabrera (1892–1951), Enriqueta Rosaly Cabrera Vda. de Vivas (1893–1978), Matilde Rosaly Cabrera (1895–1920), Lillian Rosaly Cabrera (b. ca. 1899)[4][5]
Occupation	Hacendado,[6] Banker[7]

Political career

After the elections of 6 November 1900, Rosaly was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives as a representative by the District of Ponce. He joined three other representatives from Ponce and all from the Republican Party: Francisco Parra Capó, Pedro Juan Besosa, Ulpiano R. Colom.[9]

Hacendado and homeowner

Rosaly's residence while he was mayor of Ponce. The house, now listed in the NRHP, was designed by Manuel Domenech, another political figure.

Pedro Juan Rosaly is best remembered for having a magnificent residence (the Rosaly-Batiz House) built at the corner of Villa and Mendez Vigo streets by renowned architect Manuel V. Domenech and who, four years later, in 1904, himself became mayor of Ponce.[10]

Banker and businessman

Rosaly became the president of Banco de Ponce in the 1940s and established the first branch outside Puerto Rico, in New York City.[11] In 1901, Rosaly became the first person to be granted a franchise to develop local and long distance telephone service in Puerto Rico. The business plan, however, did not proceed as it was not approved by the president of the United States.[12][lower-alpha 1]

Death and legacy

Rosaly died in Ponce on 8 March 1912, and was buried at Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul. In Ponce there is a public housing development named after him.

References

1. Biographical Sketches: P. J. Rosaly. William H. Hunt. Secretary of Puerto Rico. 27 July 1901. San Juan: San Juan News Press. Register of Porto Rico. Page 60. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
2. 1910 United States Federal Census.
3. Enriqueta Cabrera Paz Vda de Rosaly. Find-a-grave.com Accessed 21 May 2019.
4. 1910 United States Federal Census.
5. Enriqueta Cabrera Paz Vda de Rosaly. Find-a-grave.com Accessed 21 May 2019.
6. 1910 United States Federal Census.
7. Ponce, Antiguo Banco de Ponce. Enciclopedia Puerto Rico. 25 January 2010. Accessed 6 February 2019. See also, Ponce: Ciudad Museo, 2001. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 2001.
8. Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Ponce Municipal Government. 1992. Page 413.
9. Bolivar Pagan. Historia de los Partidos Politicos Puertorriqueños. (1898–1956). Tomo I CAPITULO CUATRO: Se establece el régimen civil. Las elecciones de 1900 y 1902.
10. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. Nomination Form #86002768. Rosaly Residence (a.k.a., Batiz Residence) September 29, 1986. Page 3.
11. Ponce, Antiguo Banco de Ponce. Enciclopedia Puerto Rico. 25 January 2010. Accessed 6 February 2019. See also, Ponce: Ciudad Museo, 2001. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 2001.
12. El libro de Puerto Rico: Capítulo X: Comercio, Finanzas y Comunicaciones: Telegraph, Telephone, and Cable Service. Manuel Rodriguez Braschi. (E. Fernandez Garcia, editor. Francis W. Hoadley & Eugenio Astol, editors. San Juan, Puerto Rico: El Libro Azul Publishing Company. 1923.) p. 711. Accessed 29 July 2019.

Notes

1. See also http://ut.pr/biblioteca/LibroPR/LPR_Esp/Capitulo_%20X_%20COMERCIO,_FINANZAS_Y_COMUNICACIONES.PDF, "Capítulo X Comercio, Finanzas y Comunicaciones", the same material, but in Spanish.

See also

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