| José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta | |
| Order1: | 16th |
| Office1: | Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Term Start1: | 1 January 1821 |
| Term End1: | ? 1821 |
| Predecessor1: | José Ortíz de la Renta |
| Successor1: | Joaquín Tellechea |
| Order2: | 18th |
| Office2: | Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Term Start2: | ? 1821 |
| Term End2: | 31 December 1821 |
| Predecessor2: | Joaquín Tellechea |
| Birth Date: | ca. 1760 |
| Birth Place: | Majorca, Spain |
| Death Date: | ca. 1830 |
| Death Place: | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican[1] |
| Residence: | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Profession: | Military[2] [3] |
José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta (ca. 1760 - ca. 1830) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, during two short periods in 1821.[4] [5]
José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta was a descendant of the founder of San Germán, on the hills of Santa Marta, next to Río Guanajibo, in 1573.[6] Ortíz de la Renta is best remembered as the Sargento Mayor (Sergeant major) who, with two companies totaling 293 men, provided guard for the defenses of the city of Ponce during the April 1797 British attack on San Juan.[7]
José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta was mayor of Ponce starting on 1 January 1821[8] and until Joaquín Tellechea took over as mayor. During his first mayoral term, Ortiz de la Renta performed as an alcalde constitucional.
José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta's second (and last) mayoral term in Ponce started upon mayor Joaquín Tellechea's resigning from mayor and lasted until 31 December 1821, at which point mayor José Molina was appointed mayor starting on 1 January 1822.[9] During his second mayoral term, Ortiz de la Renta performed, again, as alcalde constitucional.