Antonio E. Molina

Antonio E. Molina (c. 1820 – 21 August 1899[3]) was one of five interim mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico, during the six-month period of 14 February 1854 to 24 July 1854.[4][5]

Antonio E. Molina
59th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 14 February 1854 – 24 July 1854
Preceded by	José Benito Paz Falcón
Succeeded by	Félix O'Neill
Personal details
Born	c. 1820
Died	21 August 1899[1] Ponce, Puerto Rico
Occupation	Farmer[2]

Introduction to politics

In 1853,[6] prior to becoming mayor, Molina (together with Esteban Vidal, Bienaventura Font, Salvador Coronas and Pedro Alfonso) had been members of the Ponce Municipal Assembly.[7] At that time a member of the municipal assembly was called regidor.[8] The other four interim mayors during that six-month period were Julio Duboc, Escolástico Fuentes, Pablo Manfredi, and José Benito Paz Falcón.[9]

Mayoral term

In 1854, an anonymous humorous and satirical brochure titled Ensaladillas appeared in Ponce which was not well received. On 31 December 1854, the mayor of Ponce published an edict in the local newspaper that anyone caught reading or copying the brochure would be fined 4 pesos.[10]

Death

Molina died in Ponce on 21 August 1899 and was interred at Cementerio Civil de Ponce.[11]

Tomb of Alcalde Antonio E. Molina, Cementerio Civil de Ponce

See also

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

References

1. Cementerio Civil de Ponce. 3 January 2019.
2. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 14.
3. Cementerio Civil de Ponce. 3 January 2019.
4. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.
5. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 2002. p.166.
6. Emilio Pasarell. Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico. Barcelona: M. Pareja. 1967. p.16.
7. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. p. 68.
8. Emilio Pasarell. Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico. Barcelona: M. Pareja. 1967. p.16.
9. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.
10. Emilio J. Pasarell. Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico. Barcelona, Spain: M. Pareja Press. 1967. page 18.
11. Cementerio Civil de Ponce. 3 January 2019.

Further reading

• Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 116. Item 589. LCCN 92-75480
• Felix Bernier Matos. Cromos ponceños. (por Fray Justo) Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta "La Libertad." 1896. (Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Ponce, CUTPO)