José Mercado (mayor) explained

José Mercado
Order1:20th
Office1:Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Term Start1:?? 1822[1]
Term End1:31 December 1822[2]
Predecessor1:José Molina
Successor1:José Ortíz de la Renta
Birth Date:ca. 1762
Death Date:ca. 1842

Francisco José de Mercado[3] [4] (ca. 1762ca. 1842) was interim mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from early in 1822[5] to 31 December 1822.[6]

Background

Mercado was the son of Joseph de Mercado, who was "Alcalde de la Santa Hermandad" in 1757 (San German) and teniente a guerra (Ponce) in 1763.[7]

Mayoral term

While acting as the maximum civil authority in Ponce during 1822, Mercado was interim mayor. As such, he was finishing off José Molina's term as a constitutional mayor. Mercado took over leadership of the town from Jose Ortiz de la Renta and, at the end of his term, handed over leadership to Jose Ortiz de la Renta again.[8] There are no Acts in the Municipality of Ponce for the period 1824 to 1834, affecting the period while he was mayor as well.[9]

See also

References

  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p. 276.
  2. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. "Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. p. 276.
  3. https://enciclopediapr.org/encyclopedia/municipio-de-ponce/#1465331383974-fc51e170-c3cd Municipio de Ponce: Alcaldes en su Historia.
  4. Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la historia de los orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). 2015. p. 110.
  5. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 276.
  6. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 276.
  7. Eli D. Oquendo-Rodriguez. De criadero a partido: Ojeada a la historia de los orígenes de Ponce, 1645-1810. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). 2015. p. 110.
  8. Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. 1913. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. p. 276.
  9. Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Ponce: Notas para su Historia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Second Edition 1986. p. 79.

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