Carlos Cabrera y Martínez

Carlos Cabrera y Martínez[6][7] (ca. 1806 – ca. 1886) was interim Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 November 1866[8] to 19 December 1866.[9] He was interim mayor, together with Francisco Romero, and both performed as interim corregidors until Colonel Enrique O'Neil became the appointed corregidor on 20 December 1866 for the remainder of that year and into 1867.

Carlos Cabrera y Martínez
67th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1 November 1866[1] – 19 December 1866[2]
Preceded byFrancisco Romero
Succeeded byEnrique O'Neil
Personal details
Bornca. 1806
Diedca. 1886
SpousePanchita Paz[3]
OccupationLandowner[4] and sugar cane Farmer[5]

Background

As a young man, Cabrera y Martínez liked to write poems. As an adult, he was a sugar cane hacendado farmer and was several times appointed a Diputado Provincial (Provincial Delegate) as well as other prominent positions in the Ponce society.[10]

Cabrera y Martinez had his house at the northeast corner of Calle Cristina and Calle Marina, across from Plaza Las Delicias. His house had belonged to José Ortiz de la Renta.[11] During the planning years for the construction of the Asilo de Damas de Ponce (Ponce Women's Shelter), founded on 9 April 1863, Cabrera Martínez lent his house for the shelter-to-be board of directors to meet and perform all the necessary planning and organizing for the construction and opening of the shelter. During these meetings they also created the Shelter Foundation's by-laws, which was later approved by the Spanish Crown on 11 November 1863.[12] He was also an active member of the Casino de Ponce, having lent his spacious home as a headquarters for the casino in July 1876, when the society has 105 member.[lower-alpha 1][13]

Mayoral term

Cabrera y Martínez is known to have been of liberal ideas and opinions.[14] During his mayoral term, a conference was convened in Madrid by order of the Spanish Overseas Minister, named Antonio Canovanas del Castillo,[15] to discuss matters related to social, political, and economic issues.[16][17] A representative from the ayuntamiento was to attend, and Ponce elected Luis Antonio Becerra, who didn't attend for political reasons related to slavery n Puerto Rico.[18]

See also

Notes
  1. Casino de Ponce was located at 2 locations prior to the current (2019) location at the southeast corner of the intersection of Calle Marina and Calle Luna. It was first located on Calle Marina at the property where Rosendo Matienzo had his law office. The second was located at Carlos Cabrera's house at the northeast corner of Calle Cristina and Calle Marina streets.

References
  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  2. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  3. Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Ponce: Notas para Su Historia. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Comite Historia de los Pueblos. 1986. p. 12.
  4. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 14.
  5. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 14.
  6. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. 1913. p. 166.
  7. Municipio de Ponce: Alcaldes en su Historia. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundación Puertorriqueña para las Humanidades. 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018. "Municipalities: Ponce". Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  8. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  9. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  10. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 166.
  11. Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Ponce: Notas para Su Historia. p. 12.
  12. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 109.
  13. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 119.
  14. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 166.
  15. Bolivar Pagan. Historia de los Partidos Políticos Puertorriqueños (1898-1956). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Litografía Real Hermanos, Inc. 1959. Tomo I. page 11.
  16. The Cuban Problem. Eugenio María de Hostos Community College. 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. Eduardo Neuman Gandia. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. 1913. p. 48.
  18. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 266.

Further reading
  • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.