José Mercado (mayor)

Francisco José de Mercado[3][4] (ca. 1762 – ca. 1842) was interim mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from early in 1822[5] to 31 December 1822.[6]

José Mercado
20th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
?? 1822[1] – 31 December 1822[2]
Preceded byJosé Molina
Succeeded byJosé Ortíz de la Renta
Personal details
Bornca. 1762
Diedca. 1842

Background

Mercado was the son of Joseph de Mercado, who was "Alcalde de la Santa Hermandad" in 1757 (San German) and teniente a guerra (Ponce) in 1763.[7]

Mayoral term

While acting as the maximum civil authority in Ponce during 1822, Mercado was interim mayor. As such, he was finishing off José Molina's term as a constitutional mayor. Mercado took over leadership of the town from Jose Ortiz de la Renta and, at the end of his term, handed over leadership to Jose Ortiz de la Renta again.[8] There are no Acts in the Municipality of Ponce for the period 1824 to 1834, affecting the period while he was mayor as well.[9]

See also

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. 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 13 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  4. Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la historia de los orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). 2015. p. 110. ISBN 1516895487
  5. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 276.
  6. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 276.
  7. Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la historia de los orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). 2015. p. 110. ISBN 1516895487
  8. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 276.
  9. Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Ponce: Notas para su Historia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Second Edition 1986. p. 79.

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


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