Dámaso de Toro explained

Dámaso de Toro
Order1:2nd
Office1:Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Term Start1:1701
Term End1:1701
Predecessor1:Pedro Sánchez de Mathos
Successor1:Aurelio Juan Ramírez de Arellano
Birth Date:c. 1645
Death Date:c. 1713
Occupation:Teniente a guerra
Profession:Military

Dámaso de Toro was mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1701.[1]

Mayoral term

In 1701 the Rebellion of San German took place. The Rebellion was a conflict between the Captaincy General of Puerto Rico and the residents of San Germán, Coamo, Ponce, Aguada and other poblados in the western region of Puerto Rico that, at the time, were politically dependent on San Germán. The rebellion arose as a result of the governor ordering Juan Torres Figueroa, sargento mayor of Ponce at the time, to ready 100 men to march to San Juan should it be necessary during a crisis.[2]

Legacy

There is a street in Urbanización Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.enciclopediapr.org/ing/print_version.cfm?ref=09012901 Ponce. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia.
  2. Francisco Lluch Mora. Orígenes y Fundación de Ponce. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. Second Edition. 2006. p. 51.