| Francisco Parra Duperón | |
| Birth Date: | 1827 |
| Birth Place: | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Death Date: | 1899 |
| Death Place: | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation: | lawyer banker |
| Spouse: | Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas |
| Children: | Pedro Juan Parra Capó Francisco Parra Capó |
| Known For: | Co-founder of Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño |
| Website: | http://www.pdvl.com |
Francisco Parra Duperón (1827–1899) born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was a lawyer and banker. He became a lawyer at a young age and moved from Mayagüez to Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he established his law practice.[1] He was also one of the founders of the Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño, and he was the bank's first president from 1895 until 1896.[1] Teatro La Perla, was built in May 1864 under his initiative and that of Pedro Garriga.[2]
The city of Ponce honored him by naming part of Puerto Rico Highway 133 "Francisco Parra Duperon Street" in his honor.[1] There is also a school in Barrio Canas named in his honor.[1]
Parra Duperon married Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas and they had two children, Pedro Juan Parra Capó and Francisco Parra Capó.[3] Pedro Juan became captain of the Seventh Brigade of the Ponce Municipal Fire Corps in 1899,[4] while Francisco became mayor of the city of Ponce.
Died on September 25, 1899, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was buried at Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro in Ponce.