Santos Padilla Ferrer Explained

Santos Padilla Ferrer
Order:Mayor of Cabo Rojo
Term Start:January 14, 1997
Term End:August 4, 2007
Predecessor:Santos Ortíz Ruiz
Successor:Perza Rodríguez
Birth Date:26 February 1957
Birth Place:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Death Place:Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Alma Mater:University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (BBA)
Party:New Progressive Party (PNP)

Santos "San" Padilla Ferrer (February 26, 1957  - August 4, 2007) was a Puerto Rican politician and mayor of the city of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Padilla was a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico), or PNP. The party and its members support statehood for Puerto Rico within the United States.

Graduated from Luis Muñoz Marín High School in Cabo Rojo. Went to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and degrees leading to a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico San Germán campus.[1]

Padilla died following a massive heart attack on August 4, 2007, in Cabo Rojo.[2] The governor of Puerto Rico, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, declared three days of national mourning.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ciudadcabor.com/BiografiaSan.htm
  2. News: Fallece alcalde de Cabo Rojo, Santos Padilla. . . 2007-08-04 . 2007-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064540/http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otras_panorama/noticias/fallece_alcalde_de_cabo_rojo,_santos_padilla/96604 . 2007-09-27.