Vicente Julbe Explained

Honorific Prefix:Coronel
Vicente Julbe
Order1:54th
Office1:Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Term Start1:1 October 1851
Term End1:14 February 1854
Predecessor1:Guillermo Neumann
Successor1:Julio Duboc
Birth Date:c. 1800
Death Date:c. 1860
Profession:Military

Vicente Julbe (c. 1800  - c. 1860) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 October 1851[1] to 14 February 1854.[2] He was a Spanish military officer with the rank of Coronel.[3]

Mayoral term

Julbe is remembered for an edict he issued in October 1852. It stipulated that all homeowners were responsible for building a sidewalk in front of the houses. The sidewalk was to be 45 inches wide, have an slight inclination towards the street for rain water runoff, and be made of bricks.[4]

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References

  1. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. "Verdadera y Autentica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce." 1913. p.277.
  2. Socorro Girón. Ponce, el Teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1992. page 52.
  3. http://www.trebpr.com/municipios/ponce_e.php Municipios – Ponce
  4. Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. A Orillas del Mar Caribe. Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste de Puerto Rico. 2017. p.110.

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