| Francisco de Paula Rius y Taulet | |
| Birth Date: | 1833 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona |
| Death Date: | 1889 |
| Death Place: | Olérdola |
| Resting Place: | Cemetery of Montjuich. |
| Occupation: | Mayor of Barcelona |
Francisco de Paula Rius y Taulet (Barcelona, 1833 - Olèrdola, 1889) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Barcelona in four different non-consecutive periods during the Restoration between 1858 and 1889. He is regarded to be among the highest promoters of the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition and its related urbanistic reforms.[1] [2]
His son Manuel Rius y Rius was also mayor of Barcelona between 1916 and 1917. He is interred in the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona.[3]