Alejandro Ordóñez

Alejandro Ordóñez
10th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1816–1816
Preceded by José Ortiz de la Renta
Succeeded by Juan Dávila
Personal details
Born ca. 1766
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died ca. 1836
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Profession politician

Alejandro Ordóñez (ca. 1766 - ca. 1836) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1816.[1] He is best remembered for creating the first known map of Ponce in 1818.[2][3] He was called "Alcalde Real Ordinario" (English: Common Royal Mayor).[4] There is a street in Urbanización Las Delicias of Barrio Magueyes in Ponce named after him.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Municipalities: Ponce: Mayors. Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Puerto Rico Encyclopedia. Fundación Puertorriqueña para las Humanidades. 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes, Rafael J. Torres Torres, and Carlos Aneiro Perez. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce y sus Principales Lugares de Interes. Published by Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo of the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1st edition. 1991. p. 105.
  3. ↑ The Nancy Velez Blog. BLOGSPOT
  4. ↑ Eli D. Oquendo Rodriguez. 1800-1885, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: Historia de la Parroquia de Ponce durante el Siglo XIX. Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones del Sur Oeste (CEISO). Lajas, Puerto Rico: Editorial Akelarre. 2016. ISBN 9781523888702. p. 179.
Political offices
Preceded by
José Ortiz de la Renta		 Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1819-1819		 Succeeded by
Juan Dávila


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