Francisco Olazarra

Francisco Olazarra[4] (c. 1805 – c. 1885) was a corregidor Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 23 June 1865[5] to 31 December 1865[6]

Francisco Olazarra
64th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
23 June 1865[1] – 31 December 1865[2]
Preceded byLuis de Quixano y Font
Succeeded byFrancisco Carreras
Personal details
Bornca. 1805
Diedca. 1885
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionMilitary (Lieutenant)[3]

Background

Olazarra (full name: Francisco Olazarra y Sanchez[7]) was lieutenant of the Primera División in the Regimento de Extremadura (Extremadura Regiment) and had been wounded during the Battle of Bilbao. As lieutenant, he reported to Captain Matias Escay.[8]

He was named corregidor Mayor of Ponce by Puerto Rico's Lieutenant General Félix María de Messina Iglesias on 5 June 1865, proclaimed on 10 June of that year, and started his commission on 23 June. His appointment was the result of Luis Quixano y Font being moved to Aguadilla to serve as corregidor mayor there, thus leaving vacant the post in Ponce.[9]

Mayoral term

Olazarra is best remembered as the mayor who ordered an investigation into the case of a slave woman named Agripina, who belonged to slave owner Pablo Niuri. Both Olazarra and municipal council member Capo took part in carrying out the investigation, which took place between October and November 1865.[10] On 10 October 1865, the slave was returned to Niuri, her owner while the investigation was allowed to proceed, and Olazarra wrote to Niuri "once you take delivery of the slave, you are to keep her available to this city hall for whenever she is asked for, and expecting you to apply no punishment on her, as there is no grounds for punishing her while she makes a credible petition for her freedom if there are grounds to believe the law is on her side."[11] Despite her attempts, the slave woman 's request was denied. She was returned to her owner and later managed to flee her owner anyway.

See also

References
  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  2. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  3. Recibido (España: Madrid, 24 de enero). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Gaceta de Puerto Rico. 18 March 1837. Year 1837. Volume 6? (unclear). Page 133. Accessed 9 May 2019.
  4. Municipio de Ponce: Alcaldes en su Historia. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundación Puertorriqueña para las Humanidades. 2018. Accessed 2 May 2018. "Municipalities: Ponce". Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  5. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  6. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 278.
  7. Junta de Donativos Voluntarios para la Guerra de Africa. Gaceta de Puerto Rico. 7 February 1860. Year 1860. Issue 16. Page 1.
  8. Recibido (España: Madrid, 24 de enero). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Gaceta de Puerto Rico. 18 March 1837. Year 1837. Volume 6? (unclear). Page 133. Accessed 9 May 2019.
  9. Parte Oficial. Gobierno Capitanía General de la Isla de Puerto Rico. Secretaria de Gobierno. La Gaceta de Puerto Rico. Year 1865. Issue 69. Page 1. 10 June 1865. Accessed 8 August 2019.
  10. ¡Soy libre! El grito de Agripina, la esclava rebelde de Ponce. Carmelo Rosario Natal. "Historia: Dime." 18 July 2013. Accessed 9 May 2019.
  11. ¡Soy libre! El grito de Agripina, la esclava rebelde de Ponce. Carmelo Rosario Natal. "Historia: Dime." 18 July 2013. Accessed 9 May 2019.

Further reading
  • Ramon Marin. Las Fiestas Populares de Ponce. Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico. 1994.
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