Andrés Caparrós García
Andrés Caparrós García (c. 1825 – c. 1900) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 October 1881[3] to 28 September 1882.[4][5][6]
Andrés Caparrós García | |
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84th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
In office 1 October 1881[1] – 28 September 1882[2] | |
Preceded by | Juan José Cartagena |
Succeeded by | Maximo de Meana y Guridi |
Personal details | |
Born | ca. 1825 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Died | ca. 1900 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Profession | Politician |
Mayoral term
Caparrós García is best remembered because during his mayoral administration the city of Ponce came to be called "la villa de los jíbaros progresistas" (village of the progressive jíbaros).[7] His term ended on 28 September 1882, when he went to San Juan to become mayor there.[8]
References
- La Vuelta de la Feria: Segunda Parte del Juguete Comico "Los Jibaros Progresistas o La Feria de Ponce", Original y en Verso." Ramon Mendez Quiñones. Tipografia "El Vapor". Ponce, Puerto Rico. 28 July 1882. Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Page 255. Accessed 14 October 2018.
- Ramon Mendez Quiñones. La Vuelta de la Feria: Segunda Parte del Juguete Comico "Los Jibaros Progresistas o La Feria de Ponce", Original y en Verso." Tipografia "El Vapor". Ponce, Puerto Rico. 28 July 1882. Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Page 255. Accessed 14 October 2018.
- La Vuelta de la Feria: Segunda Parte del Juguete Comico "Los Jibaros Progresistas o La Feria de Ponce", Original y en Verso." Ramon Mendez Quiñones. Tipografia "El Vapor". Ponce, Puerto Rico. 28 July 1882. Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Page 255. Accessed 14 October 2018.
- Ramon Mendez Quiñones. La Vuelta de la Feria: Segunda Parte del Juguete Comico "Los Jibaros Progresistas o La Feria de Ponce", Original y en Verso." Tipografia "El Vapor". Ponce, Puerto Rico. 28 July 1882. Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico. Page 255. Accessed 14 October 2018.
- Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 192.
- Ponce.Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- Socorro Girón. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. Page 192.
- Félix Pubill. La Administración Municipal de Ponce: Memoria de las gestiones practicadas en la Administración Municipal de Ponce, por los Alcaldes y Ayuntamientos que ha tenido desde el año 1882 al 1900. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Tipografía José Picó Matos. 1900. p. 27. LCCN 85-207338
See also
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Preceded by Juan José Cartagena |
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1 October 1881 – 28 September 1882 |
Succeeded by Maximo de Meana y Guridi |
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